A wife, moved back to the hometown i grew up in, and at a desk job with my natural hair color and only one set of earrings. Me? Seriously? That sounds soooo...BORING.
There was so much that i didn't realize. There was so much that i still have to learn, but a few years ago, all i saw was the excitement on paper and the thrill of what could be instead of focusing on one giant word.
Right.
You see, I may be at a desk job, with my natural hair color, in the town that i grew up in, but there is no where on this earth that i'd rather be.
There is nothing boring about what has become of my life.
There are moments when you realize things are right, I'm not speaking of the "I feel so happy and light, does not mean all perfect and hunky-dory or easy, but right. Last night I was waiting in the parking lot for my grandfather to be transported via ambulance from the hospital (where he'd been for a week) to a "rehab" facility for a few weeks, (aka - skilled nursing home care). As I sat there I called my husband to see what the plans were as far as heading home, meeting me etc (he was just getting off work as well). I suggested him to just meet me home.
He said, "As soon as I get off work I'll be heading directly home"
"Sounds good", I said.
He continues with, "and if home is in that parking lot, that's where I'll be headed".
Not too much has been fun about our life in the past few weeks, it has included more hospital visits, ER's, surgeries, medications and tears than i want to admit. And in all honesty, i want to be done with all of it, but i know one thing...
"What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31)
I'm not saying the doc's and the tears are all against us, I'm just saying that, at times, or right now, it feels as though we can't take on any more... BUT, God is on our side, He knows what He's doing, even though I'm not sure of His plan or reasoning. I just know, that i'm right where i'm supposed to be, there is no better peace that we can have as believers. And please note, if anyone reads this, that i'm not saying that i'm "right", i'm just saying that i am WHERE i am supposed to be as i follow Christ. And the peace, grace and thrill that follows that, is far better than what i thought i ever wanted.
And now to finish off the first post of our new blog, i'm leaving you with a great video and also to say happy one year anniversary to my beloved husband, Joe. No, we haven't been married for a year, we started dating one year ago today. The best year of my life.
when death dies, all things live.
