I just wanted to share an excerpt from a comment that Kate left on my entry. I love how she put this:

Christianity is not about putting on a happy face and grinning and bearing our way through the trials of life. The times that I have sensed God's presence the most strongly in my life is right after a good bout of depression or a screaming fit. I know that He is with me when I am at my wit's end but I can't necessarily hear Him over the racket I am making. I think He likes us to be real and is happy to meet us wherever we are.

Somebody wants to say Amen! :)