I've taken a few steps backward this past week. I've forgotten what I have, and focused on what I don't have. This summer didn't go the way I had planned it. I was supposed to have a job, a job that would provide money, and also in my grand plan, this job would be a job which I loved and enjoyed. I was supposed to be busy, with a schedule and plans and productivity. It didn't happen that way. (The way I planned that it would go.) Despite my best efforts...there wasn't a job for me. (Technically) So I stayed home. This summer I have cooked, cleaned, folded laundry... But (secretly) I have loved it! I'm so grateful for the time spent here with my family...for the time to love them, learn more about them, and help the Park house run smoothly. (Despite the fact that Eric is a "food critic" haha!) Last week, I totally lost sight of all of this. I was discouraged, impatient, and lacking perspective. I was blessed with a perception check during this past weekend. I was reminded that God has provided, and is providing for me in ways that I forget all too often. Thank you, Father, for this summer...for all that it has held. Thanks for the opportunity to begin this school year refreshed and excited! I was reading 2nd Peter today, and challenged by this passage. I think that if I lived like this was most important in my life, my meltdowns would begin to dramatically decrease. :) "Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires." 2 Peter 1:2-4 Indeed and Amen. | 