October 4, 2005

• Tonight we sat through a two
  hour meeting sponsored by IDOT about where they are in the
  decision-making process about the proposed Prairie Parkway. 
  Earlier in the day I had received a link to an article by the Aurora
  Beacon and we were giddy with joy at what they reported:  the
  Parkway is going to go in the original protected corridor.  To us
  that meant:  It’s not going through our farm and home! 
  Unfortunately, the south end of the Parkway – the part that affects us
  - is still very much up in the air.  So, we basically learned next
  to nothing from this exercise and we are right where we have been all
  along…with our neck (and farm) on the block.

  This is one of those times when you just want A DECISION so we know
  where we stand.  But, that is not going to happen for
  awhile.  IDOT said it could be a few months or up to two years
  before the final decision is made.  Knowing that “God is the
  blessed controller of all things” really helps at times like
  this.  There are no “second causes” – God is the only and ultimate
  reality so we take the uncertainty from His hand and live with
  it.  I am not forced into an unpleasant situation by some
  government agency.  My Father is allowing this circumstance in my
  life and plans to use it for my best good.  I can relax and trust
  Him not only with the ultimate outcome but with all the days in between.  “And be thankful.”

  Obviously, these truths run counter to my nature and I have to
  continually be reminded of them.  God has to rebuild my thought
  processes and values and He’s using the sandpaper of life to do
  it. 
  

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