Deeper shades of grace, that is what I seem to be seeing and feeling. We have been pretty busy at our new home, trying to unpack, put things away, adjust to a new country and some new ways of doing things. If that weren't enough to do, we have also added two kids to our family temporarily.  We are taking care of some dear friends 2 children while they are adopting another little girl, so 6 kids running around. Some would call us nuts, in fact a friend recently did, in jest of course or maybe not. Through all the craziness I think I have been seeing deeper shades of grace and mercy. 

I often wonder at all the different species of animals and plants. Why did God do it that way? Wasn't one type of monkey enough or how many types of flowers could there possibly be? And, what about all the colors, have you ever opened a crayola box and thought how did there get to be soo many colors. I wonder if that was/is one way God used/uses to show us Himself. He is so vast that He has to use many animals, plants, colors etc to reveal Himself, one just won't do. 

It is rather comforting to know that He is so big, that He can cover everything. That there isn't one thing, situation, issue, crisis that can escape His grace and mercy. As time passes, you would think I would understand more, I do, but then I also realize how much I don't know. God keeps me guessing, hungry to know more of Him. I can feel it in my bones, in my being if I haven't seen Him in a while. I know when we haven't spent enough time together.  Good friends remind you that you are missed, He reminds me too. Good thing there are deeper shades of grace to see and feel.