On this day, March 9, 1979, 28 years ago, I asked Jesus to be my best friend and live in my heart forever. Of course, as a 7 year old girl, I didn't really have much idea what that meant or how important that decision would be. I would never have remembered that this was the exact date, except that it was written in my childhood Bible. I do remember sitting with my Sunday School teacher, Mrs. Unger, and having her ask me if I wanted Jesus to be with me all the time and to be my 'Heavenly Father'. Being that I was growing up without a father in our home, the thought of this excited me and although there were many times I couldn't understand why my life was as it was, I knew that I had a Father who loved me beyond what I could imagine.

So, today, as I reflect on a God who met me as a little girl, waiting and wanting and hoping, and still meets me exactly where I am at, as a woman, waiting and wanting and hoping, I can't help but be thankful and in awe of such an Amazing Love.