I must go through the Valley to stand upon the Mountain of God

Well, I have been thinking (which, yes I know is dangerous) but happens to be what I do most when I am driving my close to 3hrs a day. I have been reflecting the past 5 years of my life- approximately how long William and I have been together. We had planned to get married, buy a house, stay in it for a couple years, sell it, build a house and then have children. Well, as they say, they best laid plans of mice and men often go astray. (Hopefully I got that right, I don't quite have the time nor the energy to look it up). Anyway, God had another plan. Got married, bought a house, can't possibly sell the house because it is not near worth what we paid (thanks economy), and if we had it our way (if we could sell our house) we would buy a much smaller house (noone needs a large house... you just think you do and WANT one- one thing wrong with our world... a HUGE case of the WANTS. Then we ended up pregnant with Logan and no WE did not plan it but God did and He obviously knows what He is doing. Looking back, I have to say it is not how WE had life all planned out but it is obviously how God has it planned and the road He has us on. I COULD NOT imagine my life without Logan. Thank God for him and that God knows better than we do! And, all the mistakes we have made have shaped us into who we are and have brought us closer to each other and closer to God and through those mistakes, we now are able have better instruments with which to teach Logan. How amazing!

And this song... so amazing. Describes our journey then and even now. Third Day- Mountain of God

Thought that I was all alone
Broken and afraid
But you were there for me
Yes, you were there for me

And, I didn't even know
That I had lost my way
But, you were there with me
Yes, you were there with me

'Til You opened up my eyes
I never knew
That I couldn't ever make it
Without You

Even though the journey's long
And I know the road is hard
Well, the One who's gone before me
He will help me carry on
After all that I've been through
Now I realize the truth
That I must go through the valley
To stand upon the mountain of God

As I travel on the road
That You have lead me down
You are here with me
Yes, You are here with me
I have need for nothing more
Oh, now that I have found
That You are here with me
Yes, You are here with me

I confess from time to time
I lose my way
But You are always there
To bring me back again

Sometimes I think of where it is I've come from
And the things I've left behind
But of all I've had, what I possessed
Nothing can quite compare
With what's in front of me
With what's in front of me