Wow, what a long day! Hard to believe that it was less than 24 hours ago that I dropped the girls off at church for youth camp. But here I am, sitting in my condo at the beach about to go get lost in my king-sized bed. We all made it safely to our destinations. My flight was great and I got to see an awesome sunset from the plane window. Thank you, Lord, for these blessings.
As I waited to see the vans pull out this morning, after giving final hugs and "I love yous", I stood there feeling the lonliness start to engulf me, especially as I looked around and saw all the mom-and-dad combos that were there seeing their children off and many of them asking me if I was looking forward to my few days of "freedom". Well, yeah, I am...........but don't they realize that time away from children is supposed to be good because it means time with spouse??? Ok, so here's where my blog title whacks me upside the head. My Maker is my Husband............
So what did I do with the rest of my day? Well, after going back to bed and sleeping 3 more hours, I had a wonderfully edifying phone conversation with a friend from way back, packed, took a break to sing through the song that has been such a "blessing" to me recently and let the words really sink in, basked in the wonder of flying and the beauty of the sky while on the plane, so that by the time we touched down in Orlando I was miles away from not only home and girls but also from the pity party that I entertained briefly earlier today and this erroneous idea of being "alone". Thank you, Lord, for your grace beyond measure!!! And thank you for allowing me to come on this trip with my dear mom & sister who have their own needs for encouragement and companionship. I do love them and am blessed to be with them. And keep reminding me that even in the absence of human companionship (which I really have never known) you are my all-in-all and I can never be alone. I love you, Lord.
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