I’m not usually the type of person who sends out this kind of email but I wanted to let you know today, how much you were able to encourage me.  I’m an Olivet grad so I am not unfamiliar with shine.fm.  it has kind of become my default radio station, I like the music and I know I won’t’ have to listen to the trash that seems to be out there on other stations.  Over the past month I have really come to a new appreciation of shine.  I am six months pregnant and early in January my husband and I found out that something is seriously wrong with our baby.  He has microchepaly and some facial deformities.  What this means in plain English is that there is about an 80% chance our son will have delays if he makes it though labor and delivery at all.    My husband and I are learning to trust God through this process but I won’t lie and say it’s easy.  I found this past month my time in the car on the way to and from work to be the time I spend with God and the place where he has been speaking to me, in part through both the music and the words of shine.  “raging sea” by Mikeschair has become my theme song through this time as I face what feels like the deepest waters of my life.  Yesterday we had another appointment up in Chicago and it was not an encouraging day. Today I was feeling really discouraged, particularly like the doctors really didn’t care that much about us, like we are just another number.   Then walk the way came on and reminded me that God does care, confirming my prayers last night, that God understands that this is our family and our son, because we are his family and this his child too.  Then a short while later the bible verse of the day, beginning “do not be discouraged…”.  I needed to hear that today.  Thank you.  

Kate