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The year has been a full one. I can look back both with tears in my eyes and with joy in my heart. Even through my doubts, I feel my trust in the Lord has deepened. I now celebrate the end of those doubts even as thank Him for revealing more His steadfast love. Just know that whatever comes in 2022, He will hold you fast. That promise is sure.

I love how the world slows each December. It is almost like life is on pause as we wrap gifts and gather with family. Of course, our problems do not simply disappear. Pain is just as relevant, for some, even more so.

Time seems to have run past me. Snow replaces the leaves that were falling, the cold days becoming colder, and the evenings darker. Where have the days gone?

I know several people who just seem to radiate joy, even through short texts or notes in the mail. Who brim with a fervor that spills over into the lives of others. Who are not content to simply exist, but who love and learn and grow.

“He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.” -Ecclesiastes 3:11

Despite the fact that I have had much to write, my journal has collected more dust than I wish to admit. The truth is, the very words in my heart are ones I am not ready to read myself. I would rather run from my thoughts. So I’ve stuffed and studied and launched myself into whatever would let me escape.

Healing is a life-long process

Eternity changes everything. Yet to be fully life-changing, the hope of eternity must be coupled with the right understanding of our creation. After nearly 18 years and countless Old Testament lessons, the important of Genesis 1:31 finally struck me.

“Home is the nicest word there is.” – Laura Ingalls Wilder

Some dreams are meant to fade. Others are meant to unfold in seasons. I found the latter true on Thursday when I began vocal lessons with a new instructor. Finding her was all God-ordained. In fact, I had given up on my dream of music.