I couldn’t believe how long it had been since I posted last until I had to renew my WordPress information.  Where does the time go to?  Life has been so busy the last couple of years.  Work (which really doesn’t feel like work because I enjoy it so much) has been a little hectic with some pretty big changes taking place over the last year, we’ve had our oldest two children both graduate from college AND then proceed to move on to their Masters, and our youngest is a rambunctious 13 year old now who has a whole lot of mouth and an unimpressive amount of action going on in his life.  And I say that with all the mother’s love in my heart.

In looking back over the last year or so, which I am famous for doing (and always in July for some reason) I had to stop and think about God’s perfect timing and how we don’t always know at the time all the stuff he has at work behind the scenes.  I do a devotional every morning and the one I am completing now is called “God’s Dream For Your Life” which can be found on YouVersion (the Bible app) which reminds you each morning to not forget to read and spend time with God.  Just this morning, it referenced Psalm 37:7 which says to “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him…..” This is probably one of the hardest things for any of us to do.  Alicia Britt Chole, one of my favorite authors and speakers, wrote a book Anonymous: Jesus’ Hidden Years and Yours.   Alicia does a beautiful job of reminding us of how important the quiet times are.  How we need those times to rest our minds and just be still.

In the moment, we don’t always understand why things are happening so slowly….or so quickly….or not at all.  Only in hindsight do we see that God had a plan the whole time.  As I watch not only our children, but others that I work with, I can honestly say that I am awed daily by God’s grace and His perfect timing.

I have been so blessed to work somewhere whose entire culture is based on Patient & Kind, who strive daily to Outgive what they Get, who Always Take the High Road.  Stated simply, they do the “right thing every time”.  I am excited to be writing again.  I know some people say they have “writers block” and that is what keeps them from writing.  I feel like I have had “writers overwhelm”….lots happening and little time to slow down and really think through it all.  It is July again….and I am ready to slow down and map my life’s position.  I asked God for a supernatural peace and joy a couple months ago and he has delivered every day.  Have I mentioned that He is Perfect with His own Timing?

More later 🙂