Life has indeed brought change...far more than I could have imagined over the past year.
I will no longer post on this site.
If you would like to continue to follow my journey or just see sweet pictures of Carter, please check out my new blog:
carterandsarah.blogspot.com
This is not an end...it is instead a new chapter in my story...
I am grateful for those around me along the way.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Change
It's been a LONG time since a post, but for those of you who may actually check this page because you know me...there's no need to explain why...so on with my thoughts...
Carter is forever asking me for change. He loves to carry a quarter around...not with any real purpose, he just likes the change. (Unless, of course, we're at Mineo's. Then he wants a quarter for the racing game!)
Anyway, I have not been asking for change, and yet it has been dealt to me. Not the kind that's shiny and cool, and fun to have jingling in your pocket...I mean real life change.
It seems that for years I have managed my life from a "plan it all out" mentality with no desire for a change or deviation from that. I had the dream of happily ever after, the white picket fence, 2 kids, and so on...Yet, that's not God's plan for me.
Anytime life has brought me "lemons," my mother has kindly reminded me, "This too shall pass." Or she has asked, "What does it matter in the light of eternity?"
Well, mom, thank you for those precious reminders!
I can honestly say that I have never found such peace in knowing that the ultimate change will be the one that happens when I join Christ in heaven. (Not that I'm asking him to take me now...I've got a lot left I'd like to do here too!) But, seriously...in light of all the change the Father has given me, I can't help but look to and celebrate the fact that there will come a day (and all of eternity) where there will be no tears, no sorrow, no anger, no sadness, no pain, no anxiety, no fear...only peace, joy, love, worship...
How blessed I am and how GREAT is my HOPE in Christ!
I praise Him in the midst of the storm because He is using it to draw me closer to Him every day as I grow more content with who I am in Christ...and I see that THAT is what truly matters...Thank you, God, for change...whether I want it or not. :)
By the way...I will likely be changing my blog address soon. I'll keep you posted...
Carter is forever asking me for change. He loves to carry a quarter around...not with any real purpose, he just likes the change. (Unless, of course, we're at Mineo's. Then he wants a quarter for the racing game!)
Anyway, I have not been asking for change, and yet it has been dealt to me. Not the kind that's shiny and cool, and fun to have jingling in your pocket...I mean real life change.
It seems that for years I have managed my life from a "plan it all out" mentality with no desire for a change or deviation from that. I had the dream of happily ever after, the white picket fence, 2 kids, and so on...Yet, that's not God's plan for me.
Anytime life has brought me "lemons," my mother has kindly reminded me, "This too shall pass." Or she has asked, "What does it matter in the light of eternity?"
Well, mom, thank you for those precious reminders!
I can honestly say that I have never found such peace in knowing that the ultimate change will be the one that happens when I join Christ in heaven. (Not that I'm asking him to take me now...I've got a lot left I'd like to do here too!) But, seriously...in light of all the change the Father has given me, I can't help but look to and celebrate the fact that there will come a day (and all of eternity) where there will be no tears, no sorrow, no anger, no sadness, no pain, no anxiety, no fear...only peace, joy, love, worship...
How blessed I am and how GREAT is my HOPE in Christ!
I praise Him in the midst of the storm because He is using it to draw me closer to Him every day as I grow more content with who I am in Christ...and I see that THAT is what truly matters...Thank you, God, for change...whether I want it or not. :)
By the way...I will likely be changing my blog address soon. I'll keep you posted...
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