Hope deferred makes the heart sick... [Proverbs 3:12a]

When was the last time that you looked at a snowflake?  I mean, really looked at one?

Most of us have heard of Joseph before.  You know, the dude with the coat of many colors.  They even made a broadway show about him starring Donny Osmond, remember?  A few days ago, God spoke to me about Joseph's story through some circumstances in my life, and I wanted to share some of what He put on my heart.

"I'm basically a good person."  "He was a good man."  Lately it seems like I've been hearing those phrases a lot.  But what does "good" really mean?

For the first time I can remember, I have really begun to appreciate the beauty that is late fall. Right now, most of the trees have lost their leaves, leaving behind a drab, brown, dead-looking landscape. Signs of life are few and far between, save the fat little squirrels running around foraging for the last remnants of the year's crop of nuts.