What was 2014 to me?
It started out super easy & I thought it would stay that way. Nothing I couldn't handle.
I watched my 3rd leave the sweet little day school my children stay in through Kindergarten & then I prayed all Summer as I worried about him at a bigger school.
I watched a friend move, but not too far, but it changed the way I worked on church stuff.
Nothing was bad - just different. CHANGES
I can handle changes pretty well if I know they are coming.
I knew Whitty would go to the next school (and I LOVE that school), but Whitty is my quiet one who likes smaller groups & less busyness. How would he adjust? This consumed my prayers all Summer - he did AWESOME! 3 kids in "all day" school. It hit me hard - what would I have done if God hadn't surprised us with Lee-Lee?
To the outside world the changes seemed everyday & normal, but to me I had to do some adjusting. My work in the small ministry changed, my days changed, my friends changed.
The end of 2014 was a little scarier - I thought it would be the easiest part, but cancer came around.
Mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in November & surgeries & chemo started & we had a new niece then - CRAZY! My mom is one of my best friends & a healthy person it threw me for a loop. Somebody mentioned it would have been easier if my sisters baby had come earlier - I thought so to, but when you saw how perfect she was & it brought such joy, days after Mom got so tired, one of the first things I thought of was how she came at the perfect time. I held her late one night to let my sister rest & saw her smile & told her she came at the perfect time. I know she will not remember, but I will tell her again.
2014 was not what I would have expected it to be, but it brought me closer to God & my husband & my children & my family & therefore, it was GOOD.
Thank you God for goodness in real life.
It started out super easy & I thought it would stay that way. Nothing I couldn't handle.
I watched my 3rd leave the sweet little day school my children stay in through Kindergarten & then I prayed all Summer as I worried about him at a bigger school.
I watched a friend move, but not too far, but it changed the way I worked on church stuff.
Nothing was bad - just different. CHANGES
I can handle changes pretty well if I know they are coming.
I knew Whitty would go to the next school (and I LOVE that school), but Whitty is my quiet one who likes smaller groups & less busyness. How would he adjust? This consumed my prayers all Summer - he did AWESOME! 3 kids in "all day" school. It hit me hard - what would I have done if God hadn't surprised us with Lee-Lee?
To the outside world the changes seemed everyday & normal, but to me I had to do some adjusting. My work in the small ministry changed, my days changed, my friends changed.
The end of 2014 was a little scarier - I thought it would be the easiest part, but cancer came around.
Mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in November & surgeries & chemo started & we had a new niece then - CRAZY! My mom is one of my best friends & a healthy person it threw me for a loop. Somebody mentioned it would have been easier if my sisters baby had come earlier - I thought so to, but when you saw how perfect she was & it brought such joy, days after Mom got so tired, one of the first things I thought of was how she came at the perfect time. I held her late one night to let my sister rest & saw her smile & told her she came at the perfect time. I know she will not remember, but I will tell her again.
2014 was not what I would have expected it to be, but it brought me closer to God & my husband & my children & my family & therefore, it was GOOD.
Thank you God for goodness in real life.
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