Thoughts on the eve of 6

Thoughts on the eve of 6

1. God is in the waiting. He's in it, He's in it, He's in it.  
2. Patient is hard. Waiting is hard. Removal of the old, gross things is hard. You do your work and let Him do His. You will be tested, you will be tempted. Your old issues may try to flare up again and smack you in the face. Sometimes you will feel like a fog is in your brain. You must fight. If you fall down, and you might, GET UP. God is still God and He loves you. Take His hand and GET UP. This is the stuff of life. GET UP. CHIN UP. MOVE FORWARD.
3. People are still people. Careful. "A cover is not the book so open it up and take a look. It's under the covers that one discovers that the king may be a crook. Chapter titles are like signs and if you read between the lines you'll find your first impression was mistook. For a cover is nice but a cover is not the book." - Mary Poppins Returns
4. Middle schoolers will make you cry. Curled up in a ball on the kitchen floor cry. 
5. My favorite part of the holidays is when it's over.  
6. That candle isn't even lit unless I light it. 

 "I move forward by Your grace. Shame and sorrow have no place. I move forward toward the light. For it lit up my darkest night."

 - Danelle Eckhart