“The season has shifted and changed so I let go of what I am use to and walk bravely into the unknown because I know God is right beside me with each step.” A Modern Day Ruth / Pixabay
“That’s a wrap!” Words often used to signal the end of a storyline or season of a T.V. show, but today they’re words reverberating around in my chaotic mind. Part of MY story, a season of MY life is wrapping up and I’m going to have to wait for the new season to begin to see how things work out. Just so you know; I don’t like waiting……I don’t like change…….and I don’t like not being in control……even when the new season promises to be good, great even!
Our new house was ordered today. I’m packing the remaining odds and ends and we’re moving out this weekend. In six to eight weeks our house should arrive and we’ll begin to write a new story; live a new season! That means in this in-between time we must say goodbye to our old, blue house. In the world of television the time between seasons is full of reruns and it’s no different really for me. This time of farewell to our home of 18 years is sure to generate lots of memories to relive and retell.
I’m not really sure how to say goodbye to walls that protected our family and gave us space at the same time. To let go of bedrooms where books were read, sleepover giggles quieted, bedtime prayers whispered, and goodnight kisses shared. The upstairs porch with its once grand brick-a-brack railing , a place where little girls could get lost in their imaginations, will be hard to see go. Conversations while we ate together, games played, homework done, and Christmas cookies decorated made our dining room the heart of our home. As I sat this morning in “my chair”, a place made for lingering, a place that allows me to gaze out to our majestic pine tree and the bird feeders that hang there, a tightness formed in my chest as I realized that my view will never be exactly like this again.
That’s life isn’t it? We take the familiar for granted and then it’s gone. We get caught up in the day to day and forget we are creating memories. We blink. Things change. WE change. The season ends.
“For everything there is a season,
a time for every activity under heaven.
A time to be born and a time to die.
A time to plant and a time to harvest.
A time to kill and a time to heal.
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
A time to cry and a time to laugh.
A time to grieve and a time to dance.
A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
A time to search and a time to quit searching.
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
A time to tear and a time to mend.
A time to be quiet and a time to speak.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1-7 (NLT)
Yes, For now: “It’s a wrap!” It’s time to tear down. However, I’m so grateful it doesn’t end there. It’s also a time to build – build a new house – build new memories – Ecclesiastes 3:11-12 goes on and says:
“Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end. So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can.”
We all find ourselves leaving seasons behind and venturing in to new ones. What a wonderful promise that even when we can’t see where they lead; God has the whole beautiful journey planned for us, all the way to eternity! So let’s “wrap” ourselves in that!
Now for this weeks recipe……I couldn’t miss this opportunity to share with you a tasty WRAP recipe!
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Thank you Sue! The process has been more difficult than we expected. I’ve often wondered why people just let old house rot and fall down. Now I know. As always, goodbyes ARE hard! Thank you for your encouragement, Cindy
Cindy, well said. I to spent many days and nights in that house staying with my Grandmother and my cousin Sherri and I would put on talent shows on the porch – I have wonderful memories there and I am so glad that you were able to make wonderful memoires in it also – on to your next chapter in life in you new house!
That porch is a special place! I’m thankful memories live on long after pictures, cards, letters, or buildings are gone! Thanks for your kind words. You don’t know how much they mean to me! Cindy
Amen and fair sailing Cindy!! Life is so exciting and I am excited for you. xo
Thank you LaVonne! I’m praying for fair sailing!
Beautiful, Cindy. However much we say that home is not a building, it is within us, it’s hard to believe it when we are saying goodbye to a trusted home that has so many memories for us. I know you’ll create beautiful new memories in your new home; that’s who you are.