the waiting is the hardest part...
Tom Petty was right- the waiting truly is the hardest part. Summer feels a lot like biding time to me which I don't really like. I've always been a proponent of enjoying the season you're in and practicing gratitude for the gifts of the day and all of that. I'm definitely no Ann Voskamp, but I feel like I have learned to love where I'm at and the people I'm with, even if I didn't choose it.
And really what's not to LOVE about Atlanta? We'll probably never live somewhere with this much character and quite this adorable. We've got some solid friends and a church we love. We've both got meaningful work where we're beyond appreciated and challenged. We are pictures of health save some allergies. The everyday luxuries I missed most living in Asia seem to be at our fingertips. We are settled.
But the strong possibility of change and adventure is on the horizon, and I so desperately want to know if what I hope is coming next, comes.* Honestly I think I anticipate transitions so I can brace for them. I can plan and prepare and imagine all the reasons I will probably freak out about said transition in the coming weeks or months. If only I could know the twists and turns of life, couldn't I enjoy them more fully? Maybe that were true if I was meant to live utterly autonomously. I truly believe I'm meant for relationship and dependence on the One who orchestrates it all down to the last detail. And my rest is not to be found in my preparation for change or control of the future, but in trusting the One who allows the change. Knowing His character is what calls me to wait patiently and trust. If you think of us and know the One who orchestrates it all, pray for us to trust. Pray for us to wait patiently. Pray for us to draw close to the One.
*I am not alluding to having a baby. Just for any inquiring minds. This is a different life-altering adventure we may be embarking on. Stay posted- should there be news of it soon, details will be forthcoming.
And really what's not to LOVE about Atlanta? We'll probably never live somewhere with this much character and quite this adorable. We've got some solid friends and a church we love. We've both got meaningful work where we're beyond appreciated and challenged. We are pictures of health save some allergies. The everyday luxuries I missed most living in Asia seem to be at our fingertips. We are settled.
But the strong possibility of change and adventure is on the horizon, and I so desperately want to know if what I hope is coming next, comes.* Honestly I think I anticipate transitions so I can brace for them. I can plan and prepare and imagine all the reasons I will probably freak out about said transition in the coming weeks or months. If only I could know the twists and turns of life, couldn't I enjoy them more fully? Maybe that were true if I was meant to live utterly autonomously. I truly believe I'm meant for relationship and dependence on the One who orchestrates it all down to the last detail. And my rest is not to be found in my preparation for change or control of the future, but in trusting the One who allows the change. Knowing His character is what calls me to wait patiently and trust. If you think of us and know the One who orchestrates it all, pray for us to trust. Pray for us to wait patiently. Pray for us to draw close to the One.
*I am not alluding to having a baby. Just for any inquiring minds. This is a different life-altering adventure we may be embarking on. Stay posted- should there be news of it soon, details will be forthcoming.
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