Amidst our awesome summer this year, we have had a couple days of cooler-overcast weather. So, I found myself digging through Copelynn's dresser for a long sleeve shirt and pants instead of shorts this morning. The thought of the seasons changing sooner than later made me sad! And that spun me into a deep thought about seasons in our lives..
Ecclesiastes says:
"There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heaven.
a time to be born and a time to die
a time to plant and a time to uproot
a time to kill and a time to heal
a time to tear down and a time to build
a time to weep and a time to laugh
a time to mourn and a time to dance
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them
a time to embrace and a time to refrain
a time to search and a time to give up
a time to keep and a time to throw away
a time to tear and a time to mend
a time to be silent and a time to speak
a time to love and a time to hate
a time for war and a time for peace."
I'm still not sure when the time to hate is...but that's besides the point.
The point is, nothing lasts forever. Unless you live in Hawaii, your nights are getting darker earlier, the weather will start cooling down, and fall will be upon us. Then winter. And summer will be a distant memory. Sad day. But, just like these seasons come and go, seasons in our lives come and go, too. Each one is different and each has it's own beauty and greatness. It's okay to prefer one to another, but I'm afraid that sometimes we let our dislike for one season blind us from what God wants us to take in and learn and experience.
Knowing this is totally me sometimes, I'm asking myself; Am I soaking up the season I am in to it's fullness? Even the hard parts? Do I spend too much time thinking about what it'll be like when ______ changes or when ____ is different? All of those moments I spend there, are moments I'm losing of the here and now.
Thinking about the possibility of moving in the near future and thinking about Copelynn growing faster than I can keep up with makes me want to embrace and be present each day for every part of my present season. Not taking a single day in beautiful Olympia for granted. Not taking a single day with my 15 month old for granted. Because we won't live here forever and she will not be this little for one more day.
Zach is SO great at living in this mindset. Good thing I have him around to keep my opposite personality here in the now.
Zach is SO great at living in this mindset. Good thing I have him around to keep my opposite personality here in the now.
So, what do you need to embrace about your current season just a little bit more? What makes you refrain from it? God wants to use it :)
On that note, I'm going to go play with my baby instead of clean the house.
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