I have a journal amongst my daughter’s belongings. Actually, I have several journals of her’s that are filled with daily stats such as oxygen saturations, fluid intake, etc., but the one I’m writing about today had a special purpose. This one, with its scratched blue cover that makes it look ready for the trashcan, holds the most precious information of all. Inside are the dates when I could see God providing for our family in our darkest moments.

Here are some things I recorded (without details since I didn’t ask my friends first if I could use their names) :

1. We didn’t have money to pay for groceries and we found that someone sent us a gift card for Walmart.
2. I needed encouragement after a traumatic experience in the PICU and it came from an unexpected visitor who had a hug and the right things to say.
3. My daughter was transferred to a different hospital where we didn’t know anyone and someone arranged to have their friend meet with me–someone unknown to us at the time–because we were both away from home at the same hospital.

It was, and still is, important for me to remember these moments. Each is a memory stone, like the ones Joshua was instructed by God to leave, that mark the times God provided for my family during hard times. I can look back on them and see Him working things together, often before I even asked for help in my prayers.

Find a way to record the things you see God doing. You may prefer marking something on the calendar or in the margin of your Bible. Don’t forget to share these moments because they help all of us to see light in the darkness.