I have been thinking a lot about all the different seasons of life we go through, the changes we experience and how they reshape us, develop us and refine us.
Some changes are good and help us grow and yet others are difficult and painful and may change us in ways that we aren't sure we want to go.
No matter the type of change or the season surrounding it - when we are consistently walking hand in hand with the Savior we can know that "he works all things for our good..."
So - why all this talk of change? Primarily because I have sensed a big change of seasons in our life over the past two months...
We have gone from a family of 6 with kids in Elementary and Jr High kids to now a family of 6 with one in HS, 2 in Jr High and only one in Elementary! The idea of HS brings a whole new realm of reality for us - decisions on how late and with whom she can go out, beginning stages of college searching, prom, dating, etc are all events we will cross within this next season.
Personally I have found myself changing seasons in my own purpose and direction in which God is calling me. I still have a HUGE heart for women but it is more specific and refined now - I want to reach out and minister to Moms of young children, special needs children and elementary age children. My heart is to come along side them and encourage them as they journey the path of motherhood whether alone or with a husband. I have also had this sense of embracing and cherishing every moment with my own kids - mostly because of the reality that within four years Hannah will leave home and the others aren't far behind!
In sensing and seeing all these changes, I have found myself at a crossroads. I can worry, stress, be down and depressed about them. I can fight them - deny them- pretend they aren't happening and yet they will still happen and progress. OR I can choose to embrace them, look forward to them, and seek the Lord's guidance and direction through them!
This second choice is where I find myself - at the point of excitement about what lies around the next bend of my life! I have had the BEST conversations with my daughter Hannah the past few weeks - it has been a sweet time for us! I have watched a young mom and dear friend begin her journey as a mom of four and truly see the joy that this brings. I have been able to encourage and lift up another new mom of four in a hard point in her life. Conversations about life in general with my almost 13 yr old boy have simply been amazing and wonderful... these are just a few of the highlights of this new season I find my self in!
I know that there are still some major changes ahead - some sooner rather than later. Yet, because I know in whom I have believed and He is able - I can look forward to this season with anticipation and joy!
I look forward to sharing more about this season in my life as it unfolds throughout the next few months and years!
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