Those of you
who’ve followed me for a while may recall how it was a
challenge for me to sit for hours at the boys’ soccer, football, and basketball
practices. I tried to be content while fighting my grumbling spirit and
watching the clock. Some practices, I would sleep in the car hoping the time
would fly by. Well, time has flown by and Firstborn is a senior now. It’s funny
how time and age change the heart and mind because I no longer have to watch
his practices, I want to! Life isn’t short at all; it’s actually quite long,
but it goes by so fast.
I’ve had sixteen long, hard, challenging, rewarding,
joyful and sometimes painful years with Firstborn and in the blink of an eye,
I’ll be in the winter season of my life. I want to look back over my life and
have joyful memories. Even the challenging times in my life can be remembered
with beneficial life lessons instead of nurturing anger about certain people or
circumstances and allowing that anger to give birth to bitterness. I thank God
for being a God of another chance! I have a ninth grader that I will be
watching practice for the next four years. I can also begin today by being
content with my life – even in situations I’d rather not be in. God gave me a joy
and peace built to withstand whatever is going on around me – that unspeakable
joy and that peace that surpasses human understanding. The trick is to tap into
that joy and peace when I’m around those people who are being used to kill,
steal, and destroy my joy. It’s not easy and it’s a process, but I’m a witness
– it’s possible! Marriage, job, relationships, health, finances, children, and
even the battles within our own mind can be conquered. Life goes by fast, so we
better learn to enjoy the journey!
