Today I sit on the covered porch feeling the gentle breeze come towards me, lessening the heat of the sun upon my skin (but not lessening the number of freckles).
The sun, it is out!
Oh how we've missed you here in good ol' Lancaster County. I hear the chirps and songs of countless birds and the gurgles of the toads just below me along the pond. The knocking of the property's own Woody (the woodpecker) and the hum of the carpenter bees seem to be bringing about the hum of words within me and thus the swift pecking at the keyboard.
At this point, there are too many words to share. However, this I will say: "Where I am, right now, is a gift!" I recognize this gift that was given to me, for what could be, just my right now minutes.
You see just today (and it's not even 11 am)... I cried with my daughter, I praised my boys, I was given the appointment time for my husbands upcoming CAT scan, I spoke with my dad regarding my mom's (now 5 day) hospital stay, I left a message with the neurosurgeon I plan to see in 2 weeks for my back, I spoke with my grandmother, as she inquired about her daughter (my mom), I left a message to initiate an air quality test for the home we are living in, I was given a brief 30 seconds to hear, from my mom, which held even more medical "surprises."
I'd l o v e to say this isn't the norm for me.
Oh Jesus, I know you hear me as I pray for our flock, to move out of all "this" being our norm.
Yet, for right now I choose to bask in knowing, my Jesus hears me. He hears you too, even if it's not Him yet that you are sharing your innermost self with. He's given me, and you, our right nows and in them, with Him we can have peace too.
What's your right now?
May you know and remember, dear one, you are not alone. Be not afraid to share your right now. While this is just a snippet of my now, this flock of ours, and yours alike, are given many simple and make you laugh-out-loud (if you’re willing) moments, that all in all it is worth being here, right now, in this… the learning curve we call life!