Cycling...

A dear friend of mine that I helped pour spiritual blessings into (as she also poured into me) has gotten engaged. It makes me reminisce of that season of my life. I love Fall, it really is my favorite season. The beauty that comes with the death of life (leaves, flowers). I recently started a new devotion, and surprisingly enough, it discussed how we should enjoy the season of life we are currently in. And remember to savor the thoughts of the seasons of life we have moved on from. I just had a baby (6 months ago is still new for me). I remember when she was a newborn and thinking, "I can't wait until you don't sleep all the time and I can play with you more". Looking back at that time, it's a season of life I will never get back with her. And I almost feel guilty for wishing the season to have changed so abruptly. Especially since now, it feels like she will soon be on her way to the teenage years at the rate she's growing and maturing; and I wish for that season back. So, my advice, to myself and to anyone else who takes the time to read this: Enjoy your current season. Good and bad. For their will never be another quite like your current one...

Over in that blue 'yonder...

Been a while... At church, we do these things called "SOAP". You read a chapter a day from different parts of the Bible and journal about it. The other day was Deut. 3. The infamous, "Moses, you blew it" spill. Moses basically pleads with the Lord to let him be in the Promised Land. The Lord shuts him down quickly, making him look at the land that he will never get to step foot in. To me, at first, it seems pretty harsh. I know Moses disobeyed with the water from the rock, however; it seems unfair to have someone lead a bunch of complainers around for 40 years and not be rewarded for his hard work. But then, you think about it. As a teacher, it is my responsibility to enforce the rules within my classroom. The students have to obey, or there is a consequence. It's not to be harsh, it's just because that's the way life is. Since God is obviously a God who DESERVES and loves our decision to obey Him, He had to give Moses a consequence. A really harsh consequence. And thus, Moses gets to see what he can never experience for himself. ~~Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that refuses it when it is~~ *Thomas Carlyle