It's been far to long since my last post. I've half written many posts multiple times in my head and never took the time to sit and type it out. Sometimes I go back and read through previous blog posts and ponder how God has answered so many questions over the past 15 months. I find "There's a Mountain Behind Those Clouds" particularly ironic. As I took the picture attached to that post and pondered the life God had directed us toward, I had no idea our church home and my employer were in the exact direction of my camera. Time is a funny thing...
When our first child was about three she started praying for a sister. She already had a brother and no doubt wanted a real live baby doll to dress and tote around. She got an enormous, cranky brother named Daniel instead. She rallied and loved ANOTHER brother. Last summer I watched my usually stoic daughter weep from loneliness. We chose to trust that God's good timing would bring great friendships. She has made many wonderful friends since we moved last June for which I am so very thankful. Over this last summer Emma spent half her time with her friend Elizabeth. Over this time we have come to think of "Lizzie" as a part of the family. It recently occurred to me, here is the sister Emma prayed for so long ago. Even during last summer's wildest dreams of great friends I don't think she could have conjured up our Lizzie. The answer to this heartfelt desire was a looooong time coming. Last summer it seemed she was destined for bored loneliness all her days now we're all shocked when Lizzie goes back to her house. We forget she doesn't really live here!
A recent illness has fallen on a long time friend of ours. It was a matter of days between his thinking he had the flu and hearing the words, "You have leukemia". His wife, my dear friend, posted a picture on her blog just before he started feeling unwell. At that moment they had normal life decisions to make. Their minds were filled with the concerns of the details of everyday life. I would venture to assume that today our friends Matt and Kelli Elliott are very clear on the details that matter in this life. I bet from the time that picture was taken to today as Matt lies in a hospital bed their entire perspective on all aspects of life has been greatly altered.
I'm thankful for the concept of time. I'm so thankful that deep hurts take time to heal, difficult questions take time to be answered, and answered prayers take time to be realized. Each of those statements remind me that my God is bigger than my time frame. His purposes are more vast than I could possibly understand. His goodness is unchangeable and never ending.
Please pray for Matt, Kelli, Ivy and Lucy Elliott.
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