I like the simplicity and focus that fasting brings. I certainly am hungry (the deep dish pizza looked good at my meeting), but life also seems less complicated. Eating food can be like a lot of our activities in life: distracting. I like it when I feel like I am doing the things that God has for me. On Tuesday, our whole family went to the church to pray for Alex Smiley, who is battling cancer. Besides being impressed with the bravery of the young man, Iwas struck that God is much bigger than I let Him be normally. God really does want to break into our everyday lives, we just need to quiet ourselves enought to hear His voice.