Devotion for Monday, November 5

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Proverbs 2:10 For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. Lauren and I are in Walnut Ridge, visiting Williams Baptist College. We left Hot Springs this morning, and made the 3 hour trip up here, took my Mom and Isabella to nearby Corning to visit relatives and then made a trip to Walmart for drinks and snacks. Lauren found the 75% off Halloween candy and packages of marshmallow Peeps...shaped like ghosts for 15 cents a package. She conned me into buying her 6 packs of them. We checked in at the administrative building, and were shown to an empty dorm room that has been reserved for visitors. It reminds me a bit of the dorm room that Iris and I shared at OBU more than 20 years ago, I am taken back to the 2nd floor of Perrin Hall...and memories flood my mind and my heart. I am glad God has given them to me for company, because Lauren has abandoned me~and she took all 6 packages of Peep ghosts with her! She was a bit nervous as we went to the cafeteria for dinner. We went through the line, and filled our plates and then went into the dining room. As we stood looking for a couple of empty seats, suddenly there was a young woman beside us, saying "My name is Jennifer, and my friends and I would love it if you'd come sit with us." Within minutes, Lauren was deep into a very loud discussion about which was better with grilled chicken and tater tots...ketchup or A-1 steak sauce. Is this where my tuition dollars would be going next year? She finished her cherry cheesecake and then turned to me and said. "I'm going to the intermural volleyball game with Jen and Layton and then I'm going to go to Bible study with Jen. Can I have the room key in case you're asleep when I come in?" So much for her nerves! But as I sit here, listening to the girls coming and going in the hallways, shouting to each other as doors slam and laughter rises, God has filled me with peace. I felt it wrap around my heart the minute we drove onto campus this afternoon. This is the place that my Father has chosen for my daughter. The knowledge that He is in control, and that Lauren is following in His will....is pleasant to my soul.