One of the things that has been hard for me is to not become cynical....not to become hard hearted.  I always pray that Father will keep my heart soft so that I might receive all His love, joy, peace....and that if the hurt must come then keep my heart soft enough for it to flow out and away from me. On the other side of this is staying true to who I am, what I believe in, living as Father wants me to live.  This keeps my life in balance.  On one side is a soft heart that is still able to look at Fathers gifts with a child-like wonder and love Him for it all.....and a heart strong enough to live as the King's daughter. In my old age I've come to know that we all have a single action to perform.....and this is to choose.  Every day we must make our choices.....even though others might not understand why we make the choices we do it comes down to each soul to make choices for each individual soul. Despite my choices I have failed miserably....more often than not I have failed simply because I thought I could do it on my own......only to discover over and over again I cannot. So every day I pray Father will take me in His arms and dance with me through the day, always holding me close to Him and directing each step in the way He wants me to go....for He is the only one that knows the dance that is my life.  I pray you will forgive me when I fail. And I always pray that you will choose to dance with Father also. Hugs and prayers, Bonnie