Drain the Lake by Deena McDaniel Positively Beautiful Blog Have you ever wondered what’s at the bottom of the Lake? I’m confident we could open a sunglass shop with all the spectacles drowning in the sludge. When you remove the excess, you reveal the truth. You reveal the bare bones of life as the dross burns off. “Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel;”- Proverbs 25:4 If you have metal, the impurities must be removed. Dross of a month! After hurricane Ian hit, I knew it was going to be a doozie! What crazy would happen here because “dad’s away.” I never imagined the mayhem God would orchestrate. Mayhem in many forms revealed the heart of the matter. I’m not as grand as I thought I was. How difficult is it to handle an entire household all by yourself? Poop patrol is all mine! (Two tiny dogs, tiny poop is ok) Watering the plants is easy! Cooking for one is not so much fun. Eating by yourself isn’t a festival either. Heartache is ...