I love weddings. I love to watch the groom wait nervously for his bride. I love to listen to the bride and groom exchange vows. I love to watch friends and family as they witness two become one. And I love receptions. I enjoy seeing the bride and groom interact and celebrate. But my favorite part of the day is the Father-Daughter dance. That seems silly, because the whole day is really about the bride and groom. But I think there is something so sweet and special about watching a daddy dance with his little girl as he celebrates her day with her. I sometimes look more forward to this dance I’ll get to share with my daddy than I do to the wedding!
Dancing, in most forms, is such an intimate thing. My mama and I love to watch Dancing With the Stars and there are so many times that I wonder how in the world some of the couples dance together and never develop a more serious relationship. The further into the competition the contestants get, the better their dancing becomes, because their relationship develops more and more and the intimacy between them continues to grow.
I thought about all of these things as I listened to the song “We Dance” by Bethel. I will post a video with the song and lyrics at the bottom. It is a song about how we dance with the Father and what it looks like when we let Him lead and we just follow and enjoy the dance.
As I let the reality that I’m really beginning my race set in, I can’t help but think about this song. I am about to have the dance of my life with my Father, and I am feeling approximately 6,453 different emotions. I am sad, worried, nervous, scared, excited, and still in disbelief. But overall, I feel so unbelievably blessed.
I’ll get to see the beauty the world has to offer, have some great adventures, eat some good food, and explore places I never thought I would see. But overall, I get to rock orphans who have never been cradled in their mother’s arms. I get to love on those who believe they are unloveable. I get to bring the Gospel to places that are desperate for some good news.
I am beginning to live out the lyrics to the sweet song that Jesus wrote for He and I to dance to. It’s been challenging already, but I am reminding myself to rest my head on His shoulder as He twirls and spins and sways me through the next 11 months. I can’t even imagine how beautiful it will be.
I am so unbelievably grateful that I GET to do this. THANK YOU to those who have and continue to support me, pray for me, encourage me, and love on me. I cannot wait to walk this journey out with you.
Here’s to the next 11 months! Continue to pray for us as we serve in a school and church here in Costa Rica. The people are amazing and the land is beautiful. We want to leave this place better than it was when we arrived!
“I will lock eyes with the One who’s chosen me, the One who set my feet to dancing…”
