Many of my brothers and sisters in Christ have reached out to me in the past week to remind me of how God loves me. Brian reminded me that my character is in Jesus and does not lie within the scope of my sin. He even said he (& Janelle) love my character. Thanks guys.

Sarah showed me that Christ took on my sin so that I could wear His righteousness. Amazing. Truly.

Wade told me to memorize Romans 8 and said he would too. He also said that we are not defined by what we do in a crisis, if we were, he'd be in BIG trouble. But instead, we are defined by who we are in Jesus. Hmmm, Romans 8:15-17 says For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. Romans 8:37 is good too: No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

There's God's word for you, living and active, piercing through my darkest thoughts and attitudes. Thanks Wade. I'm so glad that Knox wasn't separated from God even in those darkest moments and I'm thankful that his moments of darkness didn't separate me from God either. This is a tough one for me to grasp.

Heather and Phama reminded me of how devious satan can be and told me not to believe his lies of shame and guilt. What would we do without Jesus? Where would we be? How do people make it without believing in Him?

Rachel, thanks for posting the picture of Knox and me. Watching you and Jon walk through this is amazing to see. Knowing God is your anchor strengthens me as well as others.

Dad, mom, Marian, Ashlee, Matt, Vicki, Sandy, Katharine, family, friends, and even those I don't know who have responded with God's truth and in prayer, I want to say, "Thank you." Thank you for pointing me to God's word and to Jesus. Thank you for praying for me, for Jon and Rachel, Anne Michal, Lizzy, Emma and Jack, and for Marian. I would ask that you also remember a few other children as well: Joshua, Christopher, Micah, Cara Beth, Austin, Addison, Anna-Kate, Ayden, Asa, Colin and Bella. OK, so maybe it's more than a few, but these are the ones who were also "there" that day (along with the Anderson children). Pray that these little ones would experience God's peace, reassurance and rest, that they would lie down and sleep in peace, for it is God alone who makes them dwell in safety. (Psalm 4:8) And pray also however the Spirit leads you. Thanks again. You have ministered to my heart, my mind, my spirit and my soul. I love you.