I spent most of last spring waiting for winter to come. I don’t hail from the North, but I am used to the fall being cooler and the holidays requiring coats. I am used to some snow and a couple good ice storms early in the year. The weather where I live now varies very little, as you might expect just a few degrees south of the Equator. An almanac would tell you that we have a dry season and rainy season, but the dry season we’re in right now has included showers every day for the past week. This consistency means that Thanksgiving and Christmas happen when it is hot outside, and that time marches on without the change of the seasons.
So, the days went by and 2012 continued while I was still waiting for winter to come. During the spring, I also traveled to a coastal town to run childcare for a missionary conference. I took malaria prevention medication because of the area I was in and found myself very tired (poor sleep is one of the side effects) for about two months as well. Staying on top of several classes became more time consuming. I am sure these things contributed to time marching on quicker than I imagined.
We are now in our second week of the new school year. It is definitely no longer spring, and I am more aware that fall and winter like I know them won’t come in a few months. Instead, I am trying to be very much here, now. I don’t want to let the days just go by while I am waiting for something more (or maybe just what I am used to). I want to be open to what God has for me to learn and to do right here, right now. I know that God has great things in store for his children, regardless of whether there is winter or not.
Amy says
Well said Friend. Love you.