spring is coming!

(i actually wrote this on March 20, 1st day of spring, but didn't post it until today! )

today set the stage for a new season! it can be exhilarating for some as the anticipation of a new day and chapter begins. there is joy, hope, and relief. on the other side though, it can be a struggle. it can be difficult to move forward. sometimes a new season in life brings a lot of uncertainty, confusion, and mixed emotion. new seasons can be very sporadic and chaotic, or they can be smooth and an easy transition.

for those of us living in texas it's hard to see the clear cut seasonal change. occasionally we do, but for the most part we get confused on what season we are in. we feel mixed up, unsure, and out of wack. some days it's hot, then the very next it can be freezing cold. moments we have sunshine and then quickly we have snow. there are days of consistency and normalacy, but when we have a change in weather it's distinguished as abnormal. therefore, when change happens we tend to not cope as well as we hoped.

i have spent the last 4 months in the states at home in a season of life that has been everything but normal and easy. my entire family has been adjusting together. trying to figure out what life looks like without the patriarch of our family. we all knew we would face a loss at some point down the road, but it came all too soon for us. you are never ready for it. however, we are making steps. we are learning day by day how to embrace this new season. some days are easier than others, but we are doing it.

i am about to began another season. not necessary a completely different season, but one that is familiar to me. just as the weather can change back and forth until it settles out, that's how i would describe it. i spent just under 3 months in uganda in the fall, came back to the states for an unexpected 4 months, and soon i will be returning to africa. i am excited to see what this season of life brings. oh how i have been praying and dreaming for big things to happen. as i have been spending time here in the states, God continues to prune, refine, shape, and mold me. He is good in making me more like Him with identifying areas that need to be fleshed out and brought to the light. i can't tell you how humbling it is, but in turn i am able to walk in freedom. there is a newness i feel with all that is ahead. so as i began the process of packing up my things once again and prepare to leave April 21st, i look to the One is my steady rock in the midst of the changing seasons. He is One who never changes and will carry me through each season.

thank you, O Lord, for being my refuge, my strength, my peace and the One who makes ALL things new!