“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” ~ Jeremiah 29:11
This is the verse I’ve prayed every day, sometimes all day long. I hold it close & cradle it as if it was spoken in my last dying breath. When doctors, teachers and therapists have failed us, this verse was my hope.
The other night after Dane’s interview with Amber from South Bay Magazine I was laying awake, anxious about what lies ahead. My son in a magazine! What on earth is going on here? And then I remembered this prayer again.
I believe God has a plan for my son that is greater than my wildest imagination. (And we all know I have a great imagination). I just started crying. Tears of joy. Tears of panic. Here we are so many years later and Dane is an artist. An artist! How? When? How did this happen?
I’m not an expert on anything. But I have raised a son who is extraordinary. He has taught me so much, and more than anything he has taught me to trust God.
So when I look up at his art now, I giggle and think God - you really are funny! ART?!
I never would have thought I’d be walking down this road. But here we are and you led us here and it seems like you sometimes even carrying us on it. I thank you for the grace and mercy that you give me everyday, as if I deserve it!
Today a door was opened with an art licensing contact. I will walk through it and promise that whatever comes I will trust you and thank you for bringing me to this new door!