For Miranda and Caren

After the unexpected ache of saying goodbye and being alone in my suite after Caren and Miranda had left, there was an unexpected cover of peace and quietness in my soul. This, I believe, as in many things, is the pattern: we ache, but God heals, and there is peace because He is there. So, to Caren and Miranda: thank you two for being fun, challenging, and sweet suitemates =]. I have truly enjoyed sharing the same habitation with you, through the good times, the tough times, and the wild times. I know you are both concerned ;) about your paths in the very near future, and how you will not have such fellowship as you have had here in CCF. I love you both so much for being courageous enough to step out of your comfort zones, to leave Houston and confront the big, bad world. Remember, then--you will ache, but God will heal, and you will have peace because He is there. I hope this can count as my thank-you card to you both ;), and I leave you with--actually, dedicate (if I can do such a thing)--this song to you.

May God bless you richly in the year to come, and may you both be filled with joy at His work in you! =]