I Want to Remember This: February 2026

February was mainly a month of doing the work we are called to here in SE Michigan. I homeschooled, attended Bible study, brought my daughter to softball practices, and sat in the passenger seat while she learned to drive. I attended a few basketball games of cousins who live nearby and ate cupcakes my daughter has been making in her cake and cookie decorating class. I took the dog out for walks, shoveled snow, packed lunches, experimented with a few new dinner recipes, and tried to keep up with the dishes and dog fur. A highlight of the month was getting to watch my daughter play at an indoor softball tournament.

We did get to do a few things to get ready for our move this summer:
1. I ordered our seeds for our garden!
2. My daughter and I planted petunia and vinca seeds. We’ll start more in March.
3. I ordered a wardrobe for our bedroom.
4. I brought two boxes of books to our homeschool co-op’s free table. Two people shared at lunch the following week how they found a just right book that they passed on to others.

I think that is it besides a little planning!

Psalm 74

My daughter and I attend a Bible study on Wednesday mornings, studying the book of Psalms. Rather than read the Psalms in order, we are looking at them thematically. One of our recent themes was Faith in Times of Disaster. One of the Psalms we looked at for this theme was Psalm 74. In this Psalm the author, Asaph, asks God a series of questions about the destruction Jerusalem and Israel experienced at the hands of their enemies. For example, he asks:

How long will the enemy mock you, God?
Will the foe revile your name forever?
Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand?
Psalm 74:10-11a

Our study material summed up the questions asked in Psalm 74 like this: "How could You let this happen to Yourself, God?"

I don't often think about the disasters in my own life in this way. But it was a helpful exercise to stop and do just that. I can trust that God will work good from Oliver's death because Oliver's death will not reflect poorly on God. God will be shown merciful, faithful, and victorious. He will be shown to be a God of hope and restoration. This question grows my trust. Maybe it will help change your perspective in a helpful way too.