| | With the year ending I usually think about the year and how it went.
It went quickly.
My children are sprouting more quickly than I anticipated. The fall school term scurried by. ZOOM. As hurriedly as it went by, I can also say I greatly enjoyed it too. I spent a good deal more time at the park than the year before--doing NOTHING AT ALL. just being. That is fantastic by the way. one feels very human that way. I'm glad I did that. That made for good bonding time as well. It didn't help my house get cleaner, but no one died from a messier house, so I'm glad I picked the park.
Sometimes I focus on the shortcomings, on the things I wish were improved. There is always that I can notice, and I do have a bit of a list there. I'd like to make some changes this year. I'd like God to show me more areas for healing and spiritual maturity, and I like to be courageous in obedience for the necessary steps for that to happen. It's one thing to see what needs to change; it's a whole other thing to do it-to be brave, see the ugliness, and push through it to the end. Sometimes I, like most of humanity, close my eyes like toddler playing hide and seek and think if I can't see it anymore, it must not really be there. My job of not hiding is working. I tackled some of these things in the fall term, so I'd like to see more of them through. Thankfully, I had some dear friends in my cheering section. That makes a huge difference. When we come up short, it's the true friends that will still support us and give us the extra push when we are dry, like angels with skin on, whom God uses, if things get bumpy or others take their pot shots. I hope I have the courage to push forward, I can run for the hills like a wounded animal sometimes, and I don't like that about myself.
May God work in your life to cause growth. It may be very painful, but it will be worth it. There may be pruning, but the flowers and fruit will be a harvest of goodness. I'll tell you of it myself, once I get there, if I ever do. |
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