Today I am importing, storing, and deleting all the photos from my iPhone that were taken over the past two and a bit years. My life is literally flashing before my eyes and I am struck by the vast range of emotions I am experiencing as I watch the photos flick by on the screen. So much has happened since I left for Australia! Probably the greatest highs I have ever experienced and most definitely the deepest lows I have ever experienced. Honestly, and I'm sure you reading this can relate, it leaves me asking, "why me?" Why did those things happen to me? What did I do to deserve those incredible joys and those terrible lows? I don't suppose I'll ever fully know. Not in this life, anyway.

Paul says in Romans 8:28 that all things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to his purpose. I am sure that "those" is me and I pray that it is you, too.

At the end of the day, as I reflect on both hardships and blessings, I know I can rest and trust in my Heavenly Father. All I have to do (as it says in Deuteronomy 13:4) is simply "Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him."