I've never been much of a blogger. For months now, however, I have been having the thought that I need to create a special blog. This is not a blog to archive different recipes that I try or my crafty experiments. This blog is to document how I see the Lord's hand in my life and the life of my family.

I don't know if the Lord has impressed me to do this because someone else needs it or because I do - it is probably a combination of both. Even if no one else ever reads a single post, this blog will stand as a witness that the Lord is still intimately involved in the lives of His children today because He loves us. I may not see His hands, but I feel the effects of His love and concern each day.

Recently, my husband started a graduate program in clinical psychology. Other students in the program are always studying, working on projects, or doing homework. From talking to them, he has realized that most of them feel like they don't have enough time to get everything that they need to done. Dan, however, has had enough time to get most of his work done at school. When he is home, he is able to be with our family and provide for our emotional and spiritual needs.

He mentioned yesterday that it makes him feel like he is forgetting about something that the other grad students are remembering to work on. This isn't the case. In fact, he is ahead on many projects that other students have yet to start. The Lord has truly magnified his time.This blessing is a tender mercy and miracle directly from the Lord to our family.

One of my biggest concerns before Dan started grad school was that he would not have enough time to spend with our family. I was worried that school would take up all of his time because other grad students had warned him about how school would consume his life. This small miracle has been such a personal blessing to me. I am grateful for Heavenly Father's mercy in abundantly blessing our family. I look forward to a family tradition of searching for the miracles each week that are evidence of those unseen hands.