This morning my parents and I were talking about sleeping habits. My mother said when she was younger, she used to sleep with the radio on classical music all night long. When she was about to get married, she wondered how that was going to work out. She decided that she wouldn’t be able to have the music on all night, so once married she just stopped. All of this was a surprise to my dad. Evidently she never talked with him about it and he never knew. It is amazing how a person can know another for over 65 years, and still learn something new about them. Also this morning, I woke up with the song, “Sisters” in my head from the movie, “White Christmas”. It was because I was meeting my sisters this afternoon to spend a few hours together. We had a great time and talked about things that only sisters talk about. In the evening, I was watching a sitcom and the comment was made, “You have to get along with your siblings. They are the ones who know your stories.” I thought about how true this is (or can be). Even though my sisters and I have lived far apart for many years, we still know things about each other that no one else does. Then I thought about how much God knows me. He created me and knows me better than I even know myself. This can be intimidating, but it is freeing. I don’t have to hide who I am from God – he already knows all about me. Yes – he knows my faults and failings as well. But, He loves me anyway – right here, right now. Yes, He is always tugging at my heart asking me to be a better person. But this is only because He wants the very best for me, not because He is not happy with who I am right now. That is how much He loves me – – – and how much He loves You.

I Found God today in the blessing of how I can be me with my sisters and in remembering how much God knows me.