A friend sent me a terrific article from Christianity Today by President Bush's press secretary, Tony Snow

The "money" quote:

God relishes surprise. We want lives of simple, predictable ease and "smooth, even trails as far as the eye can see" but God likes to go off-road.

 

It really hit me because our lives were changed seven years ago when my wife was diagnosed with cancer. By God's grace and in His kindness, she is now a cancer survivor - but life together has never been the same. Cancer teaches some incredible, lasting, life-changing lessons. When we pass the anniversary of the diagnosis each year we realize every day is a red letter day.