summer's over

Life has been crazy this summer. I wouldn't have it any other way though. I think I sometimes attract craziness. And sometimes I feel incomplete without it. Lots have happened this summer - too much to tell you in the few minutes I have before both my girls are screaming for my attention.

I learned that God's timing is perfect and that no matter how capable I feel I am of doing something if i would just want and intrust it in the hands of the Maker of Heaven and Earth it will be way better than anything I bring about.

I learned that life is all about perspective and if I am having a hard time with something it is likely I just need to change my perspective on the situation and look at it through someone else's eyes. Amazing how my hard times do not seem so bad when I look at some of the other things people are going through

I learned that I have a whole lot more to learn but I have a whole lot of time to do it. I don't have to be so rushed and learn so quickly that I forget as soon as I turn around.

I learned that I sometimes put people in boxes and expect them to act a certain way simply because of what I think I know about them. I need to pay more attention to people's lives before I jump to conclusions that I know who they are.

I learned that if I went through high school and middle school when I was in my late 20's I wouldn't be so caught up in who's who and who's doing what. I would use my time more wisely taking every opportunity to lift people up instead of tearing them down.

I learned that the desires of my heart were given me to me for a reason and if they have withstood the test of time it may be my fault that they haven't come to pass. Sometimes you have to get up and do something.

Finally, I learned that distance really does make the heart grow fonder. I have the best, best friend in the entire world and though I wish that she were closer to me right now I love the fact that we are both doing what we are doing exactly where God wants us.

Oh, and I learned that I seriously LOVE my girls and my husband. I mean seriously - more than I ever thought I was capable of loving.