I woke up Saturday and the sun was shining. Oh, this was going to be a good day! I laid in bed and thought about family and friends. Let me explain that lately I have been questioning my role in Nashville, being away from family and my friends. I am appreciating the special people in my life, the precious times and the too-few times with family.
And a dull ache moved in, turned into a massive hole, and caught me off-guard with the emptiness. I turned introspective, cried, laughed, and then cried some more.
Thank God for friends that love unconditionally. Thank God for the too-busy girlfriend who showed up at my door with three flowers (representing the Father, Son and Holy Spirit she told me...so I didn't feel alone). What a blessing my non-biological mom was, as I talked with her on the phone and felt so close to her, even though she was 500 miles away; but really tucked inside my heart.
Saturday was a painfully long day.
Today I look back and unwrap the gifts from that day. Friends, family, lessons, change, new direction...wow! The day that I was thinking was a waste of a day, was a day wrapped in blessings! Gifts many times come wrapped in pain. Take every part of the gift and use it for God's glory. He knows what he is doing...and it is all done in love beyond our comprehension.
On Saturday I thought the day would never end. Today I looked at the blessings, and realize the day was exactly as long as it needed to be.
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