It hasn't been easy, these first few months of adjusting to being parents. But, oh my, has it been beautiful! We are learning so much, David and I, as individuals, as a couple, as a family. Throughout life I have faced seasons of feeling like my life is a knotted mass of nothingness. God always redeems those times and shows me I am but looking at the back of the tapestry! But, in this season, I rejoice to say that I am getting little glimpses of the front of the tapestry. Even on chaotic days, life feels more like the pulling and threading and stretching of purpose and beauty than it does a tangled mess. I cannot express the joy and, honestly, the relief I feel to be able to say that. A Word about God In the first few weeks of motherhood, God brought me to Isaiah 28. It was just where I was in reading through the Bible. In reality, I wasn't very excited about it. I was snagging a few moments of peace while Maggie wasn't needing me and I felt less th