One Giant "Thank You Note."

So here I sit, at 5:12 am, and being up since 1:28 am. The Asian Invasion is in full effect at the Haus of Harding. The kids are not sleeping well at all. They are up, and down, up and down, up and down. So while Todd snuggles them on the couch with some VeggieTales, I thought I would sit down and write a quick note to all of the sweet folks who knocked our socks off when we returned home from China. Oh, how I wish I could sit down and write each of you a special "Thank You Note" but I know I would be kidding myself. I am lucky if I can put one baby down to potty. I also was having issues with my phone since I returned from China as well. I had all sorts of text issues, time issues, voicemail issues. Geez. I mean. So, if I haven't responded to you, it's certainly not because I don't love you, because I so do. Before I get into our return trip, I just want to be very transparent with you all. I have been so overwhelmed by the uniting of our Village. Overwhelmed with the uniting in prayer. Overwhelmed with the uniting of funds. Overwhelmed with the "doing good, especially to those in the family of Faith." {Gal.6:10} Most of you know that for most of our lives, Todd and I have done all the things, on our own. We have not had "get your hands dirty" help and support. We have become a very good team, him and I. Mostly because we both have the same goal in our minds, and we work very hard to achieve the same things. I have found myself succumbing to the help of others. I am blown away by the joy I see on the faces of those just wanting to put their hands and feet to the plow with us. I haven't ever seen that in my life, until I met Jesus. I struggle with feelings of complete un-worthiness. I struggle to accept help, and ask for help. And I know exactly where it stems from. Even sitting here typing it, I have more memories of asking, crying, yearning, for help, and not receiving it, than I do getting it. It makes me turn to see just how my newest littles are feeling. Crying to have their needs met, and no one comes. Being so extremely clingy, because they are not sure if you are coming back. Worried faces as friends come over to drop off food, not sure if I am going to pass them off.  My thoughts are falling quickly into being a failure, because I can't even begin to think about how I, me, ME, with all my quirks, is even going to be able to raise them. So that is where I am at right now.

Psalm 145:18-19 {NLT} " The LORD is CLOSE to ALL who call on HIM, yes, to ALL who call on HIM in Truth. He grants the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cries for HELP and RESCUES them." 

I was so thankful to read that yesterday while searching for just one mere nugget of God's Word to speak to me.  So all that to say, "Thank You." Thank you for just doing, and allowing me "not to ask." I feel so filled to the brim of thankfulness. Walking into my house after that long trip back from China, was indescribable. Walking in to the smell of a pot roast simmering in a crock pot, then walking in to my own bedroom finding about 10 gift bags sitting on my bed, FULL of clothes for our babies. The load that took off my shoulders was unreal. The burdens that many of you eased for us by praying are huge. The burdens you have released by just being encouraging, and speaking kind words, and posting scripture to our Facebook Page. Parents, Teachers, Friends, Families, all joined hands in agreement, and made the choice to LOVE the little nomad family called the Hardings. I never would have imagined that God would have paved such a perfect little yellow brick road for us. Never. Not in a million years. All we ever wanted was to add to our little family, raise some great kids, build a legacy. We just wanted to do whatever it was that would bring the absolute most Glory to Him possible. I never expected anything in return. But, He has given me a return on my investment that I find it hard to even accept at times! Like I feel like saying, NO NO Lord, it's too much! But, then He keeps the fountains flowing. I think I finally understand what He means when He says "Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, it will be POURED into your LAP. For with the MEASURE YOU USE, it WILL BE MEASURED to you." Luke 6:38 {NIV}
But, what a double minded wretch I am. Those verses are never meant for me, only for others. I never "expect" to reap the huge blessings, only what I measure myself to. Which isn't much. So dear friends, thank you so much. I wish I could give to you what you have given to us via our Heavenly Father. I pray that you know in your hearts how I want you all to know that nothing you have done or given to us has been missed or taken for granted. Not one thing. I cherish each and every gift, word, hug, text, phone call. I am literally yearning to hug all the necks, and smooch all the cheeks. I know I will get that chance in the weeks ahead. Time to head back to that plow, because this field isn't going to harvest by itself!! HUGS!!!

Hangin' In Hangzhou: Day 1...

We have made it to the Land of China! We got in late last night around midnight October 12th. After about 30 hours of travel we were so thankful to be hitting our bed in our hotel. We are staying at the Merchant Marco Hotel in a very affluent part of Hangzhou. It is very nice. We met our guide Savor, and our Driver for the week. Both are VERY kind, and our driver was very cautious in getting us to Hangzhou from Shanghai. We slept very well, and awoke at about 5:30 am. Breakfast is served at 6:30, so before breakfast we were able to Skype with both of the kids! Oh that made my heart full. I am missing them so much already, but I am so thankful they are with some very great friends who love them like their own. It was so nice to see their faces. Taryn has been sending me text messages over Skype, and I just love it. She makes sure she says Good Morning, and Good Night, and sends lots of emoji's with her messages. We went to breakfast at 6:30, and we were blown away by our breakfast buffet. It was a huge buffet with traditional Chinese food, and Western food. They had a chef there to make any kind of eggs you wanted. Fresh fruit, and freshly squeezed juices of all kinds. My favorite was the bacon, and the coffee. I love strong coffee, but in America it tends to more bitter the stronger it's made. Well this coffee was very strong, but it was not at all bitter. It had more of a nutty taste. Todd and I drank the entire pot ourselves. Sorry China. After a shower, and getting ready, we met our guide, and headed out to walk around. It is a gorgeous day of around 70 degrees, sunny, and very windy. We went to a large WalMart type of store, where they had everything. Our guide Savor and I had a ball!! She is super fun, and I really like her. She totally gets my sarcasm! It is very pretty here, and reminds me a lot of Okinawa. I feel so blessed to have lived there for 5 years, because I am not at all culture shocked at the grocery store! I pretty much knew all of the things, and have tried many. I found a bunch of snacks that I knew were delicious for Selah. I bought blueberry Pocky, which for all my Okinawa buddies, they HAVE BLUEBERRY!! They had about 9 flavors of Pocky! So great. Took this great photo for my friends Kim & Emily.

                                                       {Green Tea Ice Cream Flavored}

Our Guide Savor...

We are so excited to finally be in China! For the rest of the day/evening we are pretty much hanging out in the hotel. We will grab a bite to eat and then hit the sack, because tomorrow is a BIG DAY!! It's SELAH day! We should have our sweet girl in our arms at about 9:30 am tomorrow! Please pray for her to not be too scared or fearful, and that her grieving would not be desperate. Along with the beauty of adoption comes the heartbreak as well. This poor girl has no clue about what is going on in her little life. Thank you guys so much for keeping us covered in prayer. We have had such great peace, and things have been just falling right into place!!

HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY: Erin almost pays a  Buddist woman to pray for her. Just Bless all that.

Sweet Selah....

Selah. The Hebrew word used primarily in the Book of Psalms & also three times in the third chapter of the Book of Habakkuk. The definition of the word has come to universally mean theologically, to pause, to reflect, and to give praise or say "Amen!" I have been doing lots and lots of research regarding this particular word in Scripture because The Lord made it very clear to me that it was to be her name.

When I laid eyes on her face, she took my breath away. She literally caused me to "pause", "reflect", and to say "Amen!" She will be our daughter. Her story is so great y'all. A story that only Our Lord God could write. Won't you listen with ears to hear?

"Give THANKS to The Lord, and PROCLAIM His greatness. Let the WHOLE WORLD know what HE has done. Sing to Him; YES SING HIS PRAISES. TELL everyone about His WONDERFUL deeds." 1 Chronicles 16:8-9 (NLT)

On March 5th, 2014 we were presented her file. I know that that date is very significant, because we were in the midst of celebrating our son Asa's birthday from across the pond! Asa turned three, and Todd and I received a text from our Social Worker, asking if she could conference call us in around 4pm. She said that she had to ask some questions about our documents we had submitted for Asa. She phoned us at 4pm sharp, and quickly began to let us know that she did not in fact need to go over any documents, but that she had just gotten approval from the entire staff of our Agency, to present us with a file she had put on hold for us days ago. Wait? What? "Erin, didn't you write a blog post about how your Agency was NOT going to allow you to go forward with adopting a second child?" WHY yes I did! I did not feel another blog post was really necessary for the news we received about three weeks following our No. Our Agency, through prayer and seeking the best thing for our family and Asa, decided that because we were already approved for 2 in our home study and our I-800a paperwork, they would still consider us candidates to adopt two children concurrently. Honestly, I did not want to get my hopes up, because I didn't want to be disappointed again. So I stayed quiet about it for the most part. Only a few people knew that we were still being considered, and it came with a BUNCH of stipulations. The child would have to be chosen by Lifeline. The child had to be approved by every one of the higher ups at the Agency. Meaning in laymen's terms, it HAD to be the PERFECT child, the PERFECT FILE, and the PERFECT fit. No pressure or anything. But, basically, GOD had to move every single mountain, and let me tell you, I KNEW HE was going to do it!! I kept saying to Todd, to every one of my prayer warriors, HE is going to do it y'all! God just does NOT close a door, and then crack it open again to dangle the possibility in our faces. Revelation 3:7 "What HE opens NO ONE can close, and what He closes NO ONE can open." Months went by. We still had no idea if we were going to be bringing home one, or two. We knew we were going for Asa, and we were OKAY with that. We had resigned ourselves to get it through our heads that we could be taking two trips to China. Until.... We got her file. The waves of emotions that echoed through our home were fantastic! Ian later said that his Daddy was "sobbing so many tears it was like it was raining inside." The rest of the night was pure bliss! We literally were on cloud nine. It felt just as glorious as it had felt when we said yes to Asa. That night before bed, Todd and I prayed and thanked The Lord for just being amazing, and answering lots and lots of prayers. Prayers uttered from the mouth of me, Todd, Taryn & Ian. After we were finished praying, I said to Todd, "Man, I wish that I had a scripture I could cling to for her, just like I had gotten for Asa." Because this Momma knows that my Lord NEVER contradicts His Word. I know I can always take it to the bank. Rely on it when I get afraid of the unknown. I have had to do that several times with Asa, but I KNOW that I KNOW, he is my son, because God said so. I just wanted that same thing for her. Something that my heart knew she was meant for us, God-picked.

Please hear me when I tell you that stuff like that is IMPORTANT to Him, folks. Because the very next morning, God blessed me durning my quiet time. He gave me my scripture to cling to.

Isaiah 61:7 {NLT} "Instead of shame and dishonor, YOU will enjoy a DOUBLE share of honor. YOU will possess a DOUBLE portion of prosperity in your land, and EVERLASTING JOY will be YOURS."

And just like that I knew my Selah Karis was meant to be our daughter. The fact that The Lord of all the earth, would take such care to have me know HIS giant plan? I mean it is almost too much for my brain to comprehend. Later on that morning, our Social Worker texted me a photo of our entire agency praying for our family. The entire China staff praying and cheering for our family. You guys it was almost too much!

Because this story is quite long, but so needs to be told, please take this moment to grab a drink, and or a snack. Go ahead. I'll wait.

Still cruising through Day 2, about carpool time. I texted Emily to let her know that I was so consumed with thankfulness and gratitude, the scripture from Psalm 8:4 "What are mere mortals that that You should think about them, human beings that You should care for them?" Kept popping into my head. I just HAD to tell someone. But she texted me back this scripture, sort of like God prompting her to tell me, "No, HOW about this one?" It is King David's prayer of Thanksgiving. I quickly pulled it up on my phone and just sat there is complete awe, because The Word is ALIVE people. That a person over 2000 years ago, felt EXACTLY the way I was feeling in 2014 sitting in the carpool lane. I mean....just read for yourself.

2 Samuel 7:18-22 {NLT} " Then King David went in and sat before The Lord and prayed, "Who am I, O Sovereign Lord, and WHAT is MY FAMILY that YOU have brought ME this far? And now, Sovereign Lord, in addition to everything else, You speak of giving Your servant a LASTING DYNASTY! Do you deal with everyone this way, O Sovereign Lord? What more can I say to You? You KNOW what Your servant is REALLY LIKE, Sovereign Lord. Because of YOUR PROMISE and according to YOUR WILL, You have done ALL these great things and have made them known to your servant. How GREAT You are, O Sovereign Lord! There is NO ONE LIKE YOU. We have never even heard of another God like You! 

The rest of that chapter is really, really good too! Please read it!! Alrighty, we now pause for this seriously necessary cuteness.

Now, let me fast forward to why I decided to write this blog today of all days. I wrote it down because I NEEDED to remember. I needed to PAUSE, to REFLECT, and to say AMEN! Today was a very lazy Saturday around the Haus of Harding. We were really just enjoying the gorgeous day, the date is 3-15-14, and as I was cleaning up the house something inside of me thought it would be so cool to look up on Facebook, what I was doing/thinking on Selah's birthday. Her given birthday is February 12th, 2013. Is it her actual birthday? Probably not. It was probably given to her because she was abandoned. BUT that date is what is ALL over her file. So I hop onto my Facebook account, and pull up my status for February 12th, 2013. Many of you might remember that I did a 30 days of Hubby Bragging on my Facebook. Well, this particular day was day 30. And here is a screenshot of what I posted. Please click on the photo to enlarge it if you aren't able to read the small photo.

 Also please take note of the comment left by my amazing hubby! You still not sure God works in the details? Well, let me seal the deal for you right now. This is my husband's status he posted on his Facebook, the exact same day.

Our God, perfect in His timing. Perfect in all His ways. Was orchestrating each and every thing to bring this little girl into our life. A blessing all FOR HIS NAME, and HIS GLORY. Gah-lee, I cannot fathom NOT knowing a merciful and loving God such as ours. He is absolutely perfect, and each and every time His Plan is so incredibly perfect, and I wish I could convey how HE wants us to live absolutely, and completely surrendered to Him and His Will. He will show you GREAT and GLORIOUS things each and.every.time. Please take a minute to find your Selah moment. Your great pause, reflection, and praise of Amen! Thank Him for it. Thank Him for the road He took you down to get there, because looking through from the other side is SOOOO WORTH IT! We are stronger people for clinging to His promise, even when we thought there was NO HOPE. After a YES, turned to a NO, turned to a MAYBE, turned to an AMEN! Friends, our family will be going from four to six in just a few short months! I can hardly stand it. Asa got a little sister as his birthday present, and our family got a huge God blessing! Can I just also mention in closing, Selah's middle name is Karis, which means "Grace" in Greek. So her name will mean, Pause, Reflect, say Amen...to Grace.

China said YES!!

"O Glorious Day!" The Hardings have LOA!!! This is a HUGE milestone for us! This little document came to us today via FedEx from the land of China! LOA means "Letter of Acceptance." It officially says that Todd and I are, in the eyes of China, Asa's parents! He is ours and we are his! A family has been created from miles and miles away! How I love this little boy I have not yet met!! Did you hear that?! I have NOT YET MET! But he is mine. On the LOA it says that he is a "Foundling." In about two and a half months, he will no longer be a "foundling" but a Harding! Wanted. Treasured. Loved. Chosen. He will have brothers and sisters, a home, a bed, and most importantly a Mommy & Daddy who have prayed and prayed and prayed for years, FOR HIM!! This my friends is such an answer to years of prayer. As I was talking to a dear friend last night, I could barely contain my emotions as reality is beginning to settle in for me. I NEVER, EVER pictured that I would be at THIS day. That THIS day would be possible for my family. We have been trying to add to our little family for a very long time, and God is revealing His great plan to us, and I do have to say it is overwhelmingly GLORIOUS! And, I think the biggest answer to prayer for me is knowing without a shadow of a doubt that Adoption is NEVER plan B. It has always been plan A for The Lord! My heart longed to know that I could love Asa just as I could my very own biological children, and He has shown me so clearly, and given me the blessing of knowing love through the eyes of Jesus Christ. How He sees us, as His adopted children. But, most importantly, is how He knew before the foundation of the earth who's Asa's family would be. I'm so humbled that The Great I AM would choose me, to be even a small part to a glorious story. Watching the Scriptures play out, right before my eyes, is just incredible. So, we are coming Asa Josiah!! So very soon, I will be holding you!
Isaiah 12:4 {NLT} " In that WONDERFUL day you will sing: "Thank the LORD! Praise His name! Tell the nations what HE HAS DONE. Let them KNOW how MIGHTY He is!"

Happy 3rd Birthday Asa Josiah!!

This week started off much like most of my weeks. It was Monday, and I had scheduled a lunch date with my dear sweet friend Diane. We had had to reschedule due to our involvement with DNow weekend. And to be super honest, I almost again rescheduled our lunch date, because 1. I was exhausted from running a half-marathon and 2. having 23 sixth grade girls at my house all weekend. I just wanted to put my house back in order and take a nap. But, because I do love my lunches with her, I succumbed. But, I was going to be rebellious and NOT wash my hair for this occasion, and I may have shown up in yoga capris. I show up to Albany's hot spot, Olive Garden. Upon arrival, I greet my sweet friend, and we go to our table. I was on my phone by the way..(Uhhh RUDE!) and when I get to the table, I see balloons, a cake, and 3 of the sweetest friends sitting there!! I was completely unsure at what was about to go down, and I asked what any other person would ask..."Who's birthday is it?!" And in my brain, I was like" DANG did Diane tell me it was someones birthday, and I forgot. Plus I didn't have a gift!" But, in a matter of seconds, I was advised by my dear friend and "queen of deception & trickery" Emily, that this was for ASA!!! I think I stopped breathing. I was completely overwhelmed that they had thought to do this, and I just felt so humbled and thankful that The Lord has placed these sweet sisters to walk by my side during this season of life called Adoption. These people get it. Understanding that every single thing you have to cling to with your child is worth celebrating. That it is important to uplift and celebrate WITH you! And maybe sometimes they just enjoy seeing me squawl like a crazy, adopting Momma. Who knows. But, I am glad they do either way! It was so wonderful, and we ate cake. Fassstttttt forward to early this morning!!! March 5th. When I woke up, Todd wanted me to check my email just in case we had received anything from China regarding the birthday party we sent to Asa. We had prayed last night that Asa would be blessed, and happy on his birthday. We also prayed that he would be extra specially loved on, if only just for that day. And wouldn't you know it. We serve a FAITHFUL GOD you guys. Faithful. We had six photos and a video waiting for us!! It was a little like mass chaos getting those photos and videos downloaded at 6am trying to get the kids ready for school! But, oh what a treasure they are to a waiting Mommy's heart. A treasure! Just to see his sweet, sweet face. He has lots of hair now, and he looks so healthy! Our lives are so about to change with this sweet little guy. We are in LOVE with him. This will be the very last birthday he will be without a forever family. Here are the treasures of the day! He is the crowned Prince in the following photos!!

And the most perfect videoooo!!

"Nevertheless, the HEART of ASA was WHOLLY TRUE to The LORD, ALL of his days." 1 Kings 15:14

DTC & Valuable Lessons....

The Hardings have officially become DTC!! This in the international adoption world is a HUGE step in bringing home our baby! DTC means "Dossier To China." Our Dossier is a giant package of paperwork that we have completed. All the documents have been checked, and rechecked! Originals are enclosed, and ALL of it goes to China! There it will be translated, and the Chinese government will issue us an official approval on Asa. That means that they have accepted us as adoptive parents to Asa, and are officially giving us permission to take him home! It has taken roughly eight months to get all of the paperwork and United States approvals, and now it is all in the hands of the Chinese government. I never thought I would see this day EVER sometimes. Let me walk you down a little unknown road for some of you. Adoption is exhausting. Not so much physically exhausting, but completely mentally exhausting. It consumes your mind all.the.time. Every situation you experience, you relate it to your adoption. The what-if's consume your mental capacity at every turn. There comes a time when you are so vested into it, that it is impossible to turn away. I have hit that moment a few times during these eight months. One day in particular {Wednesday, 2 days ago} I was completely ready to just Q.U.I.T! This is just TOO MUCH for me to have inside of my head!! I snapped the head off of my husband for easily thirty minutes. I threw my temper tantrum, because I am a fallen woman, in a fallen world, and for ONCE I just wanted it to be as easy as everyone made it look! But, it's not folks. It's just not. Maybe if you are a second timer, third timer, you may just have the road paved, and it is smooth sailing for you. But, for this girl, the road is NOT paved. It is hard, dirty, and filled with rocks. Take a seat because I am about to throw down the real to you. I have a cynical heart. It is THE ONE thing, I struggle to lay down at the Cross, all the time. I ask for prayer for it, I also pray myself for it. But, it is filled with cynicism, distrust, and I struggle to fill it with Truth. A lot of it comes from my childhood and growing up, and a lot comes from just living in a sinful world. Integrity is NOT a word that is honored anymore in our time. Most people tell you what you want to hear, or they are too busy hiding behind facades. Nothing and nobody is just REAL anymore. That makes it hard for a girl with a cynical heart. So back to two days ago. I was suffering from a real cynic attack, regarding this whole adoption thing. I was jus tired of NOT KNOWING answers. I feel like sometimes giving a class on how to be black and white, and living out of the GREY! Yes or no. True or false. Those answers. But, unfortunately, if you want those kind of answers, adoption won't give them to you. For the rest of the day I dove head first into the quick sand of life, and honestly I just felt like sinking. I just allowed that heaviness to weigh on me, and I even asked God, why do you allow all of this?! Why! And, in the next hours He taught me that lesson. Sometimes, you just have to drop all of your junk down, and PRAISE HIM! Just praise Him for what He is, and WHO He is! Thankfully, it was easy to do that on Wednesday night, as it is choir rehearsal. I hate going into choir with issues, because I cannot stand fake worship. I just told myself, just worship Him tonight, Erin. Simply for what He has done, so far. Well, wouldn't you know, we were practicing some really, really, really good worship songs! So as bedtime came, I was able to repent of my heart issues for the day, and just say Thank You. Awake to Thursday! After the kids got off to school, I started reading in 1 Peter, and then in my daily reading Psalm 145 was what was prescribed reading for the day. I closed it, without reading it, deciding to come back to it later. Boy. I tell you. We serve a God who is all about the details people. Sometimes, He has a word for you, but it has a specific time. It's just for us, at exactly the right time. My day went along, and we got the news of DTC, yesterday. What wonderful, exciting, glorious news! But, I mean honestly, I knew it was coming. We knew our Dossier was headed to China, any day now. So was it like out of the blue shocking? No. But, I can't help but think the lesson God wanted to teach me, was. So as soon, as I got home I picked up Psalm 145, and read.
I will exalt You, my God and King, and PRAISE Your Name forever and ever. 
I will praise You every day; YES, I will praise You forever. 
GREAT is the LORD! He is MOST WORTHY of praise! NO ONE can measure His greatness. 
Let each generation tell it's children of Your mighty acts; let them proclaim Your power.
I will meditate on Your majestic, glorious, splendor and Your wonderful miracles.
Your AWE-INSPIRING deeds will be on every tongue; I will proclaim Your greatness.
Everyone will share the story of Your wonderful goodness; they will sing with joy about Your righteousness. 
The LORD is MERCIFUL and COMPASSIONATE, SLOW to get ANGRY and FILLED WITH UNFAILING LOVE. {this gets me every time}
The LORD is GOOD to EVERYONE. He SHOWERS compassion on ALL HIS CREATION.
All of Your works will THANK YOU, Lord, and Your FAITHFUL followers will praise You. 
They will speak of the glory of Your kingdom; they will give examples of Your power. 
They will tell about Your mighty deeds and about the majesty and glory of Your reign.
For Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. You rule throughout all generations.
The LORD ALWAYS KEEPS HIS PROMISES; HE IS GRACIOUS IN ALL HE DOES. {I mean somebody say AMEN!}
The LORD helps the fallen, {wait for it!!} AND LIFTS THOSE BENT BENEATH THEIR LOADS. {cue tears!!}
The eyes of all look to You in hope; You give them their food as they need it. 
When You open Your hand, You satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing.
The LORD is righteous in EVERYTHING He DOES; he is FILLED WITH KINDNESS.
The LORD is CLOSE TO ALL WHO CALL ON HIM, YES, TO ALL WHO CALL ON HIM IN TRUTH.
HE grants the desires of those who FEAR HIM; HE HEARS THEIR CRIES FOR HELP and RESCUES them.
The Lord protects ALL (all is ALL in the greek and hebrew) WHO LOVE HIM, but He destroys the wicked.
I WILL PRAISE THE LORD, and may everyone on earth BLESS HIS HOLY NAME FOREVER AND EVER.

That's how you fill a cynical heart full of Truth. Right there. And He is so gracious to KEEP providing the truth to me, over, and over, and over again. So much more comes through adoption than just getting sweet children. It comes with lessons from God, too. Big lessons. I may struggle with a cynical heart, but when I fall to the ground, shave my head, and "Praise the name of the Lord!" {Job 1:20-21 ref.} He will meet you right there in the ashes, and set you back on solid ground. I promise. And for the entire day before we got the news of DTC, I sang this song. About 17 times. Over and over. Excellent, Incredible, Omnipotent, Infallible!