The single girls just want a boyfriend.
The dating girls just want him to pop the question.
The engaged girls just can't wait until they're finally married.
The married girls just want to get settled into a semi-permanent place/job.
And then, after about a year, they just want to be a mommy.
The new moms can't wait for their kids to get into school.
Can't wait for them to be out of the house.
Can't wait for them to come all back home for the holidays.
Do you see the pattern too? We live so much of this life in the past or the future. There will always be people around us in the next stage of life. We can't let their joy for their season push us into desiring it for our own selves before it's our time. The world around me is full of baby bumps, house buying, and all of those "next stage" desires. But we aren't there yet. It's not time. We are an apartment-living, one-car-driving, student-loans-paying, post-marriage, pre-kiddos couple.
Easy for you to say, says the girl in her pre-marriage season.
Not so, actually. It's not easy for me. This lesson is more for me than anyone else. The last couple weeks have been an incredibly difficult journey for me in letting go. Dreaming is so important for life, but you can't live there. Live in the present. Take actions in the present to bring those dreams to fruition. But the present is where you live, where you love, what you enjoy.
I have been determined to celebrate the stage we are in- to love where the Lord has us. I'm letting the little things bring me joy. Today I'm loving:
Our freedom be spur of the moment
Organized closets
A bed that's made
Clear kitchen counters
Empty email inbox
Simplicity.
Having less stuff.
Our beautiful Christmas Tree
Celebrating Advent, just us.
So much one on one time with my best friend
There is freedom in this place of contentment. You get to love every season without regrets. What are the things in your life you are celebrating in today?
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