The Plan I Have For You

I had an opportunity one day this week to be up early and take a road trip.  Road trips were a part of my life for five years.  The one part of travel I enjoyed was the quiet time.  It's been much harder to accomplish that being at home, and I really appreciated the opportunity to have that time this week. This was a special road trip, a four hour, round trip journey to take the entrance test for graduate school.  Its a dream I have been talking about for almost 10 years, or more. I topped a hill, catching a glimpse of the sun beginning to rise.  Literally the clouds were painted a beautiful pink before my eyes.  God's awesome, beautiful artistry in the making.  He painted the clouds and simultaneously spoke to my heart. God has opened many doors in my life.  In that moment, I understood the power of the doors he has closed.  If it had not been for a series of closed doors...and one through which he had to push ...

Last night, I was sitting in the kitchen, five feet from the item I needed.  I was giving my son directions on where to retrieve an item and instructions to bring it to me.  After the third try...he finally got it.  The past week has been full of those moments, a hard lesson for the type A who would rather just do it herself and be done with it.  My family has been incredible taking care of me while I TRY to keep my foot non weight bearing to heal.  Its the hardest thing to sit back and let someone else do.  Its really, really hard for me.  I've not been the best patient.    This morning I was thinking back to those frequent episodes during the week at the take a deep breath and sigh moments when you tell someone something, and it takes three more sets of instructions to get the job done.   A lump appeared in my throat...God must do this with me every day. Can you imagine the patience it must take to...

Esther 4:14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish.   And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this? On my porch, nestled in my geranium, a mother bird is raising her babies.   It’s been exciting to watch her feed and care for them.   She brings them food, and she is quick to guard them against anything she feels is a threat, including my curious kitty.   That mother bird will soon teach her little ones to fly and prepare them to go off into the great big world.   I’ve seen mama birds do this before;   she pushes the little ones out of the nest to get them started.   Each time I wonder how she can do that and not worry about her little one getting hurt? I feel a bit like that mother bird lately.   My oldest child starts high school this year.   While I am so proud of the indepe...