Blessed.

Amongst the stress of school and moving and getting started within the year of 2008, there is one face that I can look at and it reminds me that God is there.

She's chubby and cute and her name is Eden.

And she is my niece.

And it's wonderful, because hearing the story of how she came to be my niece is one that may seem simple...but to me, it is a story of God's blessing and sovereignty in our lives. It reminds me that God does bless those who wait for his guidance. The wait may be hard and it may seem like the stress and hardship will never end....but the truth remains that God is there. He is there and he is working.

And every time I look at the pictures of my niece, I am reminded of this: God's work.

I can't help but feel blessed by that.