It's the eve of 2013. To me this New Year is significant. Most years just meld into the next with nothing much changing. This year; BIG CHANGES!
The reason is because the past 2 years were a like fog. A heavy, gray mist in the woods of life. I spent it trying to find my way out. Often wondering if there was a way out. I tried to make a nest in my woods, but there seemed to be no tree available. It was a lonely woods with lots of other birds, but our songs didn't blend. It was a discordant symphony.
Amazingly, there came an opening in the haze. A ray of sunshine! Freedom! I flew through it, light as a feather. What did I see? HOME! A beautifully, humble structure of great promise. Rooms of potential beauty and growth.
And there were birds too! But they flew in the sunshine! They made harmonious songs blending with my own! I was home!
I have asked myself, what did I learn from this time of seemingly aimless flight? I think my main lesson was this: God is always there, even when you don't feel Him. He's always at the other side of the woods, showing the way. He alone brings the opening in the gray clouds and give us true freedom.
And another thing..... I will always appreciate what I have! It's much more than I ever thought possible!
Monday, December 31, 2012
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Like Spring in Winter!
Life has a way of changing... in a moment. The last time I blogged, I was sitting in a 420 ft cottage near the Pacific Ocean. Trying to find my way in a new and lonely place. I eventually utilized my skills and gifts, but it became apparent that this wasn't the place God wanted us to stay. I won't go into the particulars, but God moved us back to Lacey, WA.
I now look at the world with an amazing freedom! My house looks much bigger! It has more potential. I have redecorated my dining area into a parlor-type room for guests. Burnt orange and green-teal is the color theme and is warm and inviting.
I now sit at my computer and see out into a garden area (although it is winter, and not that attractive at present!) with a bird feeder right by the window with many species of birds gathering. They are fun to watch as they eat and fuss at each other!
I love getting together with friends to catch up. I have been so lonely, and missing the deep and abiding fellowship of brothers and sisters in Christ. I've missed warm hugs and true concern. That feeling of Christ-like fondness.
Now I find myself with a new spurt of growth! Like Spring in the middle of Winter! I have the energy to work in a new place and cultivate new friends. To get involved in church and feel I can dream again.
God has taught me a lot over the past 2 years. Nothing is wasted in God's economy. He uses it all! So I have grown and learned.
But it's good to be home!
I now look at the world with an amazing freedom! My house looks much bigger! It has more potential. I have redecorated my dining area into a parlor-type room for guests. Burnt orange and green-teal is the color theme and is warm and inviting.
I now sit at my computer and see out into a garden area (although it is winter, and not that attractive at present!) with a bird feeder right by the window with many species of birds gathering. They are fun to watch as they eat and fuss at each other!
I love getting together with friends to catch up. I have been so lonely, and missing the deep and abiding fellowship of brothers and sisters in Christ. I've missed warm hugs and true concern. That feeling of Christ-like fondness.
Now I find myself with a new spurt of growth! Like Spring in the middle of Winter! I have the energy to work in a new place and cultivate new friends. To get involved in church and feel I can dream again.
God has taught me a lot over the past 2 years. Nothing is wasted in God's economy. He uses it all! So I have grown and learned.
But it's good to be home!
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