This morning I woke up to a very quiet house. I clearly remember one year ago today thinking this is year! 2014 will be different. I longed to be more intentional about how I spent my time. I prayed God would grow me. That He would give me His grace to be a better wife, mom, daughter, sister, friend. So I pondered about the things I poured myself into in 2013. Fast forward this new years day (1.1.2015). I decided that this piece of Eriks art best describes what 2014 felt like. He called this print Impending Doom. My time of reflection this morning has a little different feel than years past. Each month in 2014 brought pretty large waves. These waves created a year that required grace to respond. I prefer years when I have the illusion that I can plan the journey. I ended this year celebrating the life of a dear dear friend. Many asked over the past few days how are you guys doing with all this? The events of 2014 have proved to me that measuring how I am doing is very complicated. I am now at peace to just not have a simple answer. In 2014 we experienced many days that looked like doom. What I found was Gods care for us. His peace and comfort to grieve and get sick and tired of the storms. He takes ones we love home even when we think He moved prematurely. He fills the empty canyon in our hearts with Himself. He knows we will never be the same and gives us the freedom to answer the so how are you doing with all this question over a coffee, beer, dinner, etc. So I guess the biggest change He made in me in 2014 was the freedom to linger more, resent the waves less, and give thanks in the midst if Impending Doom. So He answered my last years New Years Day prayer.... Happy New Year. May God give us His grace and the courage required to respond in love to what 2015 brings.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 17:11:25 +0000
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