We ate with the windows open, and the food tasted better. I used to think this is something everyone realized but I'm less convinced this is true. One of the best parts of growing up in Michigan was the rhythm of the seasons changing. Can't imagine life without the ebb and flow. It's shaped my memories and spirituality.
There are things you do in particular seasons and ways you eat. Without even thinking, I think my body knows subconsciously what to do or at least is draw toward certain things. People who live in Arizona during the spring well, I'm pretty sure they don't think the food taste better with the windows open. They're already hot (or so I'm told). So air-conditioning has already come on. Can you imagine-air-conditioning in May?
Me either. But Dave, he thinks this is normal. Pretty much, we've agreed to disagree, I roll the windows down as far as they go & throw back the sun roof while he turns on the air-conditioning. In MAY, he turns it on in MAY. (*Caps for level of ridiculousness).
Tonight, I had an epiphany. I've been struggling through a season of life that didn't turn out the way I thought it would. Of course, my prayers have been filled with requests for God's help to see straight through my muddled thoughts and despair. Tonight (really this weekend as well), I started to see a clearing. While this season hasn't been full of next steps towards vocational fulfillment or getting much closer to building the family we hope we'll have some day, it's been full of some awesome people. For starters, Dave-(the weird air-conditioning guy), my pregnant sister (who've I've gotten to see more this year than any of the last 5 years), my family and well a few other amazing folks.
One of the ways they say we fail to see God, is "wrong vision". It's talked about in scripture too about how the people will never really be able to see God. Sometimes it talks about how God is a part of making this true and well, I don't understand that part at all. However, I am very guilty of wrong vision on a fairly regular basis. I wish it didn't take begging and pleading to start to begin to see right again but sometimes it seems to.
I'm not sure where things will go from here but my food is tasting better and hopefully, I may be able to see a little more clearly each day....May God have mercy and teach me to trust again....
*I saw this video tonight after listening to this song on Pandora. This is worth watching.
There are things you do in particular seasons and ways you eat. Without even thinking, I think my body knows subconsciously what to do or at least is draw toward certain things. People who live in Arizona during the spring well, I'm pretty sure they don't think the food taste better with the windows open. They're already hot (or so I'm told). So air-conditioning has already come on. Can you imagine-air-conditioning in May?
Me either. But Dave, he thinks this is normal. Pretty much, we've agreed to disagree, I roll the windows down as far as they go & throw back the sun roof while he turns on the air-conditioning. In MAY, he turns it on in MAY. (*Caps for level of ridiculousness).
Tonight, I had an epiphany. I've been struggling through a season of life that didn't turn out the way I thought it would. Of course, my prayers have been filled with requests for God's help to see straight through my muddled thoughts and despair. Tonight (really this weekend as well), I started to see a clearing. While this season hasn't been full of next steps towards vocational fulfillment or getting much closer to building the family we hope we'll have some day, it's been full of some awesome people. For starters, Dave-(the weird air-conditioning guy), my pregnant sister (who've I've gotten to see more this year than any of the last 5 years), my family and well a few other amazing folks.
One of the ways they say we fail to see God, is "wrong vision". It's talked about in scripture too about how the people will never really be able to see God. Sometimes it talks about how God is a part of making this true and well, I don't understand that part at all. However, I am very guilty of wrong vision on a fairly regular basis. I wish it didn't take begging and pleading to start to begin to see right again but sometimes it seems to.
I'm not sure where things will go from here but my food is tasting better and hopefully, I may be able to see a little more clearly each day....May God have mercy and teach me to trust again....
*I saw this video tonight after listening to this song on Pandora. This is worth watching.
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