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November 21, 2007
This Season
The paper plant across the park from out house caught on fire the other night. It was neat seeing the firemen on the roof putting out the orange. By yesterday afternoon it was up and running with it's loud steam exhaust and shift change speakers. It made for some pretty pictures though. Maybe it'll make it's way into a painting.
With it getting dark so early it's been hard for us to get motivated and out in the evenings. Last night Joel and I desperately wanted to talk, but the children don't really care about that. They want to romp and frollick. So we set up Joel's European hitch-hikers tent in the living room and that made for a great evening playtime.
Our household has been kinda under a cloud recently. The details are too many to mention, but it has been a great effort to rise above the everyday and look to the future. It's hard to think of the tough solutions and then start to slowly act on them. In this time of thanksgiving it takes strength to look past these things that are irritating and move into the place where we are truly thankful. Marriage, parenthood, career, friendship, and commitment to Christ, these things all have very difficult paths sometimes. Now, don't get me wrong, we're a resiliant bunch, but there are things that are making us feel heavy and these things need to be uprooted to see what can be mended. So this Thanksgiving I am thinking about prayer. I am talking alot more to Jesus it those quiet moments of the day. I am remembering how nice it was to have older, wiser, mentor types around me. Now that Joel and I are falling into those roles ourselves, we're seeing how hard it is to believe that Our Rock, the Lord Jesus, will give us the fortitude to overcome our circumstances. I have to remember to pray for those young people that surround me. Their problems might not be as heavy as mine in comparison, but to them they are big. So I am thankful for responsibility. I am thankful for those I take care of. I am thankful for prayer, rest, cool evenings where the night air enters you and wakes up your senses. I am thankful for the faithfulness that only the Holy Spirit can put inside of us. And I am thankful for seasons, where you can see how God's hand is moving and molding you even if you're unwilling to be changed.
Ultimately, we are happy and we are not blind and blaming our problems on "the kids are so grumpy" or "we don't have enough money" or "it was a hard day at work" or "I just have all these projects" or "I can't take another day of pink-eye". We are depending on God to keep our eyes open so we can be honest, loving, growing, children of God. And it will be nice to get away, be with family back in the ATL. Go to Trader Joes and IKEA, and have fish tacos with new friends who will be there too. Oh yeah, and get some watercolors done for the Metro Series Show!
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we have so many blessings. your kids look about as fine as fairy hair. love.
Posted by: molly at November 24, 2007 8:37 PM
