VISION WALK - be still and know that i am GOD - 5/16/09

well, today was finally VISION WALK...taylor and i and a host of others had been waiting for the day when we could go support our new friends tiffany and holt...(small note, i believe everyone is our friend, we just haven't met them all yet)...taylor felt such a "connection" with holt, being that he was not "perfect", she felt like he was like her and has felt so comfortable with him...another sidenote: tiffany and todd are great parents in the fact that their children are some of the MOST POLITE children i have ever met...AND, they are ALWAYS full of encouragement...those who know me, know I LOVE THAT...everyone can use a little encouragement...well, anyway...i have had this "connection" with the VISION WALK as my grandmother had maccular degeneration and i saw her struggles (the bible i use now is her LARGE PRINT bible that i bought her one year), also taylor having irlen syndrome (along with her dyslexia) makes her have such sensitivity to light and eye strain, etc. follows us through most days...well, we woke up this morning seeing it rain (we immediately began looking for ponchos, umbrellas, etc. to take to the walk...NEVER EVER DID IT CROSS OUR MINDS NOT TO GO...we wouldn't let a little rain stop us!!...we had worked so hard "selling our carrots" (taylor and i tried to think of a creative way to collect $$ for the walk and we decided that since carrots are good for your eyes, and this walk definitely was about the eyes, that we would go to the store and buy REAL carrots (long green leaves and everything) and SELL THEM...it was easier to ask people to BUY A CARROT instead of just making a donation...NO ONE TOOK THEIR CARROTS BY THE WAY...we sold the same carrots over and over...WHAT FUN!! (you gotta think out of the box)...one thing i noticed about the morning was that taylor did not take her "purple glasses" and had their been SUN out she would have had no choice but to wear her "purple glasses" or wear her non-prescription dark sunglasses to combat the sun's glare...but it was raining and she walked out glassesless (yes, this is a word)...i began thinking that had it been a BRIGHT BEAMING SUNNY DAY what havoc it would have wreaked on SO MANY EYES at the walk...AND REMEMBER, THE EYES WERE WHY WE WERE THERE...is GOD in control...ABSOLUTELY!!! HE can adjust the easiest and most complex things in this world of ours...THANK YOU GOD FOR THE CLOUDS THIS MORNING!!! another point i realized was that even with ALL the people doing the walk, i walked 99% of the walk by myself...i had 3 miles of prayer and meditation, SMELLING THE RAIN, FEELING THE RAIN, SEEING EVERYTHING BURST WITH THE FRESH RAIN GREEN, WATCHING THE DUCKS, SEEING THE SPIDER CLING TO THE WEB AS THE RAIN MADE IT SO UNSTABLE...i walked almost 1 1/2 miles behind a girl who appeared to be about my age (walking with her dad i would guess) and her site dog (sorry i don't know the pc word for this)...I NOTICED THE DOG NEVER MISS A STEP THROUGH EVERY PUDDLE, knowing how my dogs react and DID react just this morning getting their paws wet...THIS DOG KNEW HIS JOB AND THIS GIRL DEPENDED ON HIM, rain would not change his ways...i fought back tears many, many times (shocking i know)...and MANY times the tears won...well, those tears, they're back as i write this...i'm sitting writing this in my writing room, just by candlelight, watching the glow of the candle put me in such a tranquil state while i sit here relecting HOW GOOD GOD IS!!! RAIN OR SHINE HE'S ALWAYS THERE! I ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE STILL AND KNOW THAT HE IS GOD!! love you all xoxoxo shell