This week we got some really, really good news! Thursday (the 11th) we heard that Sam will be returning to Colombia to finish out his missionary service. He will be departing on March 4. By the time he gets back it will have been a few weeks shy of a year since he and other missionaries were evacuated due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Even though he has loved the people and luxury of serving in Arizona (warm showers, a car to drive, plenty of food) he is so excited to go back. On Friday (the 12th) Lizzie heard that she was accepted to BYU! We were so, so excited for her! We feel overwhelmed with the joy of the good news and positive direction for our two oldest kids. 
I have been fretting for the past few weeks about a lot of things that were out of my control. Will Sam be able to go back to Colombia? Will Lizzie make it into BYU? Will our Hawaii trip happen over spring break despite the current prohibitive quarantine requirements in Kauai? Will we get enough moisture this year? It has been a pretty bad snow year and that usually means a summer full of fires. (Not to mention the pretty terrible skiing conditions we’ve had so far!) Will this pandemic ever end? Finally, I took all of these worries to the Lord and told Him that I recognized he was in control and that I would stop worrying about it all and trust Him. I couldn’t believe the peace I felt when I finally turned everything over to Him. And then when these amazing things happened I felt so happy for our children but the happiness I felt in knowing that things were turning out how I hoped was not nearly as much as the pure peace I felt in knowing that a loving, caring God is in charge.
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