"What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs." Jesus tells his disciples this in Matthew 10, and as I read it tonight, I felt challenged to be a bit more intentional to share a glimpse into my recent season of darkness, and of God's faithful care. Back in the Fall, I really began to feel challenged that some of the truths I knew, and the way I lived, didn't exactly line up. That head knowledge needed to settle a bit deeper into my heart, and change some of the ways I lived. At the time, I was regularly yelling at my kids and trying to find out why I was so gosh darn angry. And then, out of nowhere, I began to cry. The days felt dark, lonely, and wearisome. The tears were not comfortable for me. It was a new way altogether for me to respond to life and stress. It was kinda like the "red flag" that rises up sometimes that forces you to step back and say, "Ok, wait a second here....what'