Monday, August 10, 2009
Hurry Up and Wait
So busy season is here and all of the regular frustrations have reappeared. You gotta love it when you've been pretty slow all day and a client sends in what you need to move on with a project at 5pm. However, in God's perfect providence He made some time to remind of some things.
*I have a most wonderful set of girlfriends. What started as a life group at Cross Culture has really become a family, and I like to say that Jesus' blood is certainly thicker than water! I never imagined I would get to learn and share my life with 6 of the most beautiful, talented, and hilarious women on the planet.....so thank you Coral, Jen, Jay-May, Kristi, Laurie, and Lisa. You each are a gift.
*I am truly blessed that BJ and I both have our parents and even some grandparents still on this earth. God has taken some very important people to be with him already, but our children's lives are filled with Grandma, Papa (with and without hair), Mimi, G-Daddy, Nana, Granny, and Grandma Helen. This also means that BJ and I are still babies at our parents houses and our hearts are full as we watch our children fall in love over and over again with these special people that survived our own childhoods, maybe with a few scars, but alive none-the-less. :)
*I love being a pastor's wife. Although at times I still question God's judgement on that one, I continue to see God moving in my life and growing me beyond what I ever imagined. I love encouraging women around me and just being real with other women about my struggles in the faith. I pray that God is more evident in my life today than yesterday, but although I am God's masterpiece I am still very much under construction...and YES, the paint is still wet! My husband is a joy to watch as he becomes more like Jesus all the time. He is perfect for me in every way, managing to make my weaknesses my strength and remind me to focus on Jesus through his passionate love for the Savior and His church. I fell in love with him because of his gentleness and sweet sweet spirit, (ok his drop dead gorgeousness helped) but I continue to fall in love with him more completely as I watch him be a Daddy (not a father) to our children, a Pastor to our church, and my very best friend (with benefits) ever! He loving me is a picture of what God's grace and mercy are all about.
*I have a most wonderful set of girlfriends. What started as a life group at Cross Culture has really become a family, and I like to say that Jesus' blood is certainly thicker than water! I never imagined I would get to learn and share my life with 6 of the most beautiful, talented, and hilarious women on the planet.....so thank you Coral, Jen, Jay-May, Kristi, Laurie, and Lisa. You each are a gift.
*I am truly blessed that BJ and I both have our parents and even some grandparents still on this earth. God has taken some very important people to be with him already, but our children's lives are filled with Grandma, Papa (with and without hair), Mimi, G-Daddy, Nana, Granny, and Grandma Helen. This also means that BJ and I are still babies at our parents houses and our hearts are full as we watch our children fall in love over and over again with these special people that survived our own childhoods, maybe with a few scars, but alive none-the-less. :)
*I love being a pastor's wife. Although at times I still question God's judgement on that one, I continue to see God moving in my life and growing me beyond what I ever imagined. I love encouraging women around me and just being real with other women about my struggles in the faith. I pray that God is more evident in my life today than yesterday, but although I am God's masterpiece I am still very much under construction...and YES, the paint is still wet! My husband is a joy to watch as he becomes more like Jesus all the time. He is perfect for me in every way, managing to make my weaknesses my strength and remind me to focus on Jesus through his passionate love for the Savior and His church. I fell in love with him because of his gentleness and sweet sweet spirit, (ok his drop dead gorgeousness helped) but I continue to fall in love with him more completely as I watch him be a Daddy (not a father) to our children, a Pastor to our church, and my very best friend (with benefits) ever! He loving me is a picture of what God's grace and mercy are all about.
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