the past couple weeks have definitely had me on a roller coaster of emotions. between sending my kids back to school, both in high school now, and the events of the world, august has left me feeling all sorts of feels. several years ago, our pastor had all the staff do this strength finders test. it was designed to help us learn about ourselves. my top 2 didn't really surprise me: strategic and belief. they tend to be both a blessing and a curse. mostly a curse. i feel big feels. and when i feel them, i can't shake them. and i love to find solutions. and lately i've felt a lot of big feels, but the solutions? they allude me... this morning i was driving to church and listening to a sermon. the pastor has been talking about joshua leading into the promise land. today he was sharing how the truth is that God has it. God has everything in His control. He could have knocked down the walls without any help from the Israelites, yet He gave them stric