Every Season...

Lately Nathan and I have been listening to a song by Nichole Nordeman called "Every Season".

"Every evening sky, an invitation

To trace the patterned stars

And early in July, a celebration

For freedom that is ours

And I notice You In children’s games

In those who watch them from the shade

Every drop of sun is full of fun and wonder

You are summer

And even when the trees have just surrendered

To the harvest time

Forfeiting their leaves in late September

And sending us inside

Still I notice You when change begins

And I am braced for colder winds

I will offer thanks for what has been and was to come

You are autumn

And everything in time and under heaven

Finally falls asleep

Wrapped in blankets white, all creation

Shivers underneath

And still I notice you When branches crack

And in my breath on frosted glass

Even now in death, You open doors for life to enter

You are winter

And everything that’s new has bravely surfaced

Teaching us to breathe

What was frozen through is newly purposed

Turning all things green

So it is with You And how You make me new

With every season’s change

And so it will be

As You are re-creating me

Summer, autumn, winter, spring"

These lyrics have been sinking in because we are in a crazy, busy, strange, random, whirlwind stage in our lives. We are the busiest now that we've ever been before (and I ever hope to be again)! Nathan is working, Ali is in 2nd grade, William and Julianna alternate half days at preschool, which requires driving too and from every day, I am taking 9 credits at JMU, so I'm on campus for 5 hours every Tues and Thurs, and Luke is nonstop everywhere!

There are times where I feel like I haven't stopped running in days. Times where I feel like there is no break and no time to breathe. All I can do is hold on tight to God and use him as my liferaft in this ocean of life. If I can just keep my head afloat...

All the while, this time is being used to re-create us as we walk through every season of life. Whether it be a summer, fall, winter or spring... We enter these seasons, we walk through them, (or get carried through them), and then we emerge.. a little bit changed from the journey, and we enter into another season.

Like running a race, the end is always the hardest part... yet it is the time that you should start sprinting to finish well. This is where I am with school. I am 12 credit hours away from my BA, and I feel tired and wornout and just can't seem to find any energy in me to finish ... yet I push ahead. I see that finish line.. it's there... I've got to search for that energy and finish strong!

So we walk... we run... we get carried, supported... we love... we cry... we laugh... we do our best to enjoy and cherish in every season we journey through... We may be busy now, but in a blink, we'll be off into something new... changed.. re-created.