Welcome to Indiana. Where one day, in the middle of April, it's sunny and 70 degrees outside, and the next it's snowing! You would think after living here 30 plus years, my entire life to be exact, I would be used to the ups and downs of mother nature, but days like this always bring annoyance.
Five years ago today, I was embracing the the beauty of God's creation with my former classmates. Outdoors, with the sun blocking our faces, as we tuned in on the birds chirping. I would of never imagined then that life would be what it is today. That seasons would continually change. Not just the seasons of nature, but the seasons of our lives.
One day, we're awaken by our alarm clocks at 5:30 am, sending our kids off to school, scrolling through Pinterest on our lunch break trying to figure out what to make for supper, making weekend plans with our friends and family. To the next day, being completely restricted from every thing that our daily lives revolved around. It's a season change to say the least. We went from Spring to Winter in a blink of an eye.
It hasn't been an easy change, but I can't say that it wasn't a change we needed. I needed it, our community, and most certainly our world needed it. Losing loved ones certainly isn't something we would wish for, and it's a part of the process I question why to. But there's things we face in life that we aren't always suppose to understand the why to. Instead it's about putting our faith in the Lord and trusting his plan. This is his world not ours.
With that said, as I've challenged myself, I challenge you as well, to fix your hearts on the beauty that these trying times have brought to us. Focus on deepening your roots and embracing the quality of time you have with those around you.
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