I was the director of PALS, the mothers' morning out at Trinity United Methodist Church, from 1991 - 1996.  My two youngest sons attended PALS during those years.  By 1996, they had moved on to elementary school and I was ready to move on, to spend more of my time writing books.

I loved my times at PALS, but assumed that season of my  life was over.  Until September 2008.  The position of Director of PALS was open again.  When I heard, I started out praying for the right person to take the position.  Within a couple of days, God had place in my heart the beginning of a desire for that person to be me.

I prayed for wisdom.  I told God that I needed a clear call from Him to seek the position.  And I asked him to place that call in the Upper Room devotional for that day.

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<dl class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_594" style="width: 430px;"><dd class="wp-caption-dd">Benjamin on a playground, during the years he was a child at PALS.</dd></dl>
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