He answers prayers.

I love that God answers prayers. Even the little ones.

Yes, you could argue that He sometimes says wait and other times no.

But He hears. He sees. He understands our struggles and He really, really cares.

And even in the apparent "no's", He's working in the dark, to bring something of value in us.

And He woos us. He calls on us to ask, that we might receive. He tells us to call on Him and He will show us great and awesome things that we can't even fathom.

This week it's been the little things. Like the grace to get everything done at work, PLUS make an award for each child in my class. I prayed for help, and a 3rd grade teacher walked in after school, asked how it was going, and sent 4 great little workers who helped me for a few hours this afternoon. And the prayer for my backyard sprinklers to work, and having my brother from Northern CA show up and adjust some wires.

Little prayers, unexpected answers, are like a love letter from God. The whiff of the jasmine flower from my bush, and feeling so grateful for what He's given.

And big ones. Like the upholding of the rightness of a union of father and mother for the good of children. So important and so little understood. Yes, He loves everybody. But no, not everything we want to do is good for us.

May we never cease to pray.