A little bit stronger...

Life can throw a few curve balls our way sometimes. I have recently watched a few friends/ family members going through some pretty major transitions. It is hard to watch. I am the type of person to feel that pain right along with them. In the middle of it all, it is hard to feel like you are getting stronger, but sometimes you have no choice but to get stronger. Stronger than even you thought was possible. And while you are going through that pain, circumstance, experience you don't even realize the strength you are gaining. Later you look back and wonder how you made it through that period in your life. But life is a journey, its not a destination, so of course there are going to be curves on our path. Rarely are any of our lives easy. I have a friend that says, whatever you are going through, its hard for you. Someone else may look at your situation and think it is a breeze, or you are better off. But for you in that moment it is hard for you. So, we pull ourselves up. We dust ourselves off and we keep walking. Just keep taking the next step. You are only in this place for a moment. Doors maybe slamming shut in your face, but that means that something else, something better will come along and you have to make room for that something or someone in your life. Hope. Wish. Dream. Cry. Let it all out. I sure am. And one day you will realize that it doesn't hurt quite as much.

Waiting....

Waiting can be painful. We wait in line at the store, we wait at a red light, we wait for confirmation, we wait for a new job. Right now we are waiting to find a new place to plant some roots and call home. For awhile. There is a joke in my family that Marny just likes to move. On the contrary! But every time we have moved it was for a better opportunity. And now our circumstances have presented us with yet another chance to move. We have had a hard time finding a place. I don't want to find something to just be a quick fix or a band-aid. That would just continue this crazy cycle of moving, and it isn't pretty or fun.

I recently posted on Facebook that "waiting is the hardest game to play." We get frustrated. We may become so focused on the end product or place that we lose our path and get a little lost. But, we wait. And wait. Timing is everything in life. When things line up it becomes a relief. Getting the puzzle piece by piece is so excruciating sometimes. But, that is how our character is built. Faith, that within the bigger picture lies a bigger message of trust. Trust that the right place will fall into our laps and be just what we need and hopefully have a few of our "wish-list" items too. So, for now our family is character building and waiting for the right place to come along. And I know it will.