Scripture tells us that God knows the end from the beginning, and I believe that even then—when I was only thirteen—He was already writing a story I couldn’t yet see. Those dreams weren’t meant to explain the future, only to remind me later that His timing is intentional, His ways are kind, and nothing in our lives is accidental when placed in His hands. 

“What is in this box?” He answered her and said, “It is your heart, it is the greatest gift you could ever give me.” He smiled at the child