DNGILB: Trust me, I'm a doctor.

I was in line at the John Wayne airport, in Irvine CA, this morning at 5:30 a.m. And while I was ordering a bacon egg and cheese biscuit with a diet coke, suddenly the 7 year old kid next to me briskly swings his head around and looks up at me with shock and awe on his face. His mom snaps at him, "you are not having diet coke for breakfast!" This young man continues to gaze upwards at me with a look of quizzical wonderment. "maybe one day I can do what I want to do, when I want to do it!" he may have thought. He looked into my eyes as though I was his hero. And I believe for that brief moment... I was. David

I don't know what it is about driving, but I love it. It clears the mind. It's brings peace to my troubled heart... Calms the storm.

I was laying in bed a few nights ago, and I just started thinking about my friends Eric and Lauren... and their beautiful baby boy Canon. I was so happy for them! And so aware of God's blessing. Canon is amazing! My wife and I would like a family, but health and life have been difficult enough that now is no where near a good time to even try... I thought of another friend who has one of those ticking "bio-clock" things.. but the stars just aren't lining up for them in the relationship department. I have another set of friends who have tried for seven years to get pregnant without results. For some, there are barriers that no matter how hard one strains against... we cannot budge. I literally started tearing up at the realization of how much blessing Eric and Lauren had... and at the realization that my dreams are not within my control to obtain. I am at God's mercy. And I wondered... God, do you have plans for these desires? Today, as I drove to work at 7:00 am,