Never Ever Dull
With every conversation, I always seem to end with "Never a dull moment"....our lives are rich, complex, and beautiful stories. Join me in laughing about everyday things and appreciating life-bumpy roads and all.
I rely on my google maps. All. The. Time. Although I've lived in this city for what's going on 6 years, I still pop in my destination and wait patiently for my phone to connect and tell me what to do next. However, there are times when I'm singing or chatting and miss the directive. Up shoots that "circle of death": rerouting. Again, I wait and scold myself inwardly for now having to go further down the road to make a U-turn, getting me to my final destination minutes later than I anticipated.
But at least, U-turns get me back to the goal, my desired location. It's worse when the road flat out ends and I'm left staring blankly at the asphalt crumbles that seem to just be breaking off and eroding away...not connecting to another path. My life came to a sudden, end of road kind of halt this past week. It wasn't expected. I was totally cruising along and thinking all was good, at peace, humming along. And my world came to a crashing stop with a phone call. It lasted a total of 4 minutes. Four. Words were spoken and were met with silence. Silence can be so very, very loud. Processing the words, no sounds came across the line and so the phone call ended. My road ended when I didn't expect it. What do you do with all that? I'm not sure. I draw from past experiences and know that my God is there and will be my refuge, strength, and provider. I know all this but....I just cried. It was that gut-wrenching sob that hurts but had to come out or I would burst. Each in my family handled it differently but we all hurt. Sometimes, the road ends. You look at the pieces and decide to leave them there. You turn away and hopefully, you find your way back home.
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AuthorFun-loving mom to 4 kids and 1 big puppy. Fifth grade teacher of amazing little people who have never ending things to share with me. Love to discuss Jesus, diy projects, and life. Trying to keep it simple: Love Jesus, love people. Archives
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