I have toyed with the idea of writing a blog on & off for several years. In fact I created a blog called "Mountaintop Living" but never stuck with it. I'm not sure why I am finally getting it started now (when I am busier than ever!) but I just feel it's something I need to do. This blog will be called "Through the Valley" because that's where this season of life finds me, in the valley. I don't have any special plans for this and am not even sure how often I will post, I just want to write as random things pop into my head. A friend gave me a sign recently that says, "The God of the Mountain is Still the God of the Valley". That is so true.

This morning finds me having a peaceful morning in Colorado. I brought my journal from last summer with me because there are times when I feel like I am not making any progress gettting through this valley. As I sat and read through last summer's entries I realized that I have moved, even though it feels like one small, painful baby step at a time. Some of those steps are backwards and sometimes I fall on my behind. But God is leading me through this valley.

One of my entries was on the goodness of God. A friend had commented on facebook that her son's latest tests came back cancer free and she said, "God is Good!" I thought to myself, would God still have been good even if the report showed more cancer?

I have been walking this road of grief for 17 mos. now. 17 very long, hard, painful, exhausting, and difficult months. Has God been good to me? You bet He has! He has never left me, most of the time He has carried me, he has given me help, hope, rest, encouragement, comfort, safety, and most of all met me right where I'm at and showed me His love for me in too many ways to count. God is good!