WAITING.....WAITING....WAITING.........

Waiting is not Easy!  (Click to share with a young child.)

Sometimes a children's picture book can simply say it well. 

Many Mo Willems books resonate with me whether Elephant and Piggie, Pigeon or Knuffle Bunny books. Knuffle Bunny was such a favorite, that going "boneless" became a shared word in our household. If you've ever had an obstinate grandchild go boneless on you, you get the picture.

During this pandemic season, I have found myself waiting for my life to return to normal. I am now realizing that I need to learn to embrace these moments as normal. Day in and day out, I must celebrate each day as God guides.....even if I "feel" like I'm going nowhere.

I just need to "wait" for the Lord. As it reminds me in Psalms 27:14, I just need to be strong and take heart as I seek His direction. I've been losing heart lately & growing weary (Galatians 6:9) instead of considering Him. (Hebrews 12:3) I need to keep hoping for what I do not see instead. (Romans 8:25)

I need to celebrate life as it is as I wait.

fa-TEA-gue

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. (Galatians 6:9, NIV)

Fa-TEA-gue is not a cuppa I want to be served....tho my body feels as if I've been sipping from it. I need a cuppa energy with mo-TEA-vation stirred in. Questions whirl in my head? Where did this malady come from? New meds? Meds combo? Age? 

I've exercised today. I slept well last night.....but from noon forward I have had trouble putting one foot in front of the other. Lethargy reigns. 

I was able to pick up my grandson after school and follow "behind" him through the Dixon Gardens to find his mother, but I struggled in the drive home. 

I desperately wished I had written the blog entry this morning. Not sure if the blog is my "doing good" but I have sensed God's prompts to "write daily." Yet, I'm beginning to  wonder if  the "daily entries" part is self-imposed, not God directed. So....I prayed for direction, heated up a big bowl of plain pasta with butter for quick energy and got out the computer.

As I opened my laptop, an email from friend Beth Gurner had a link to Charles Martin, an author whose books we both enjoy.

Maybe there is a lie running rampant and living rent free in your head telling you about all the horrible things that are about to happen to you.
Here's the truth of it -- the very same God who started to blow on the water, (Red Sea) .....is  there at your computer ...... or wherever you're reading this. He was there yesterday and He'll be there tomorrow. Hasn't changed a bit. Doesn't love you any less. His arms haven't grown short. (Charles Martin)

The fatigue is still present in me.........but God......provided the blog.

These would be good stir sticks for all my "BIG"cuppas.
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