June has finally come, and the whirlwind of May is behind us.
It feels really good to say that!
As I started into May, there wasn't a single day on the calendar that didn't have something scheduled. We don't usually allow the calendar to get that full, but this last month was a bit beyond our control. Then a few more things got added to the picture, and the result was a blur of a month with very little time to blog.
Now I sit on the other side of May (the sunny, summery side, I might add!), and I find myself exceedingly grateful for the way the Lord has sustained us through a long and difficult school year.
I haven't meant to write so little this last year, but on many days, all I could do was plod and pray, doing my best to keep a truth-filled, God-glorifying perspective. I admit that I failed in that task on many days, but I've learned a lot through the falling and getting up again. The summer respite couldn't come at a better time.
Last night, something happened that hasn't happened for awhile now. I sat at my youngest boy's baseball game, feeling the sun on my back, looking up at the blue sky, and then...
...I took a deep breath.
For the first time in months, I filled up my lungs and just breathed.
By God's grace, we made it.
We made it to the time for bucket-listing and writing, reflecting and gardening, biking and just loving on my family without a lot of other schedule commitments that usually exist during the school year. Today I find myself thanking God for deep breaths and a chance to blow away the strain of tough months.
June is here, and God has given a grace-filled moment to breathe.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
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