Time for a new blog post. I have at least 5 in the works right now that have a fair amount of potential, but none of them have gotten past the first few stages. I wish I could claim that my schedule is sooo busy that blogging gets pushed back, but honestly I have not had this much free time is a very, very long time.
So my excuses are moot and you shall just have to follow my ramblings and thoughts. Perhaps I will post something a little more profound next time so feel free to check out and check back later. The truth is, God is profound, and awesome, and sovereign and to be reverently feared, but sometimes I like to think He just likes to hang out with me as I drink copious amounts of coffee and get lost in the laziness of the morning.
It is an awkward in-between limbo phase of life. It has been approximately 2.5 weeks since training camp and is about 2.6 weeks until launch. Visa has been mailed, support deadline has been met, and while I have thank yous to send and prescriptions to fill, there is such peace is just being. Normally I am not someone who enjoys sitting down. I enjoy being busy and the feeling of accomplishment after a day of work. I hate not having an answer to the question “what did you do today?” My mind loves to jump ahead: loves to count down the days and seeks to speed up time by packing every minute full of activity.
So every day when I wake up I have to remind myself to choose the present. Choose this moment that the Lord has given me. Choose gratefulness over jumping ahead to the next phase. Choose to sit in these moments and instead of boredom, soak up every minute of the sweetness of no obligations and nowhere to be.
Today I am grateful.
I am grateful for this house that I am able to call home. For the time spent with my brother and sister-in-law. I am grateful to get to wake up each morning and make breakfast, and drink coffee. I am grateful that I have the time to play guitar, read and write. I am grateful for being able to fold fresh laundry. I am thankful for the time during the day when I have nothing to do but sit and enjoy the present.
I am grateful for decaf coffee and French presses. For the Sound of Music reference that just popped into my head (raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens….) I am thankful for the Office. For starting a million lists and never finishing them. I am thankful for the noises this computer makes, and the heat it exudes for it keeps my lap oh so warm.
I am grateful for friendships and family the Lord has given me. The houses that have been opened up to me this last month, and the blessings poured out on me in the currency of food and drink, financial support, encouragement, prayer and good conversation.
So be blessed today, this week, this month, and this year and in return be grateful to the One who arranged it all!