Chances Are

I believe that there are moments that change lives. Can you think of any?  Can you point back to a day that changed the arc of your life?  Maybe it's an event, maybe it's meeting a special person.

We live day by day in moments, spaces of time that mostly are not defining, in fact, they are usually pretty ho hum. But in every life there are specific seconds that change the journey.

Finding out I was going to become a mother was one such moment.  To say I was overwhelmed is an understatement, frankly I was certain I was too broken to be any good at this job.  I worried for months and then I worried through labor, which wasn't exactly short but was doable, and then I worried through pushing which was not short and was not doable.  When my peanut was finally handed to me, I knew there would be no end to worry.  And I knew I would forever be grateful.

Arriving in Utah in August of 2006 was heart wrenching, sending my mother home on a plane after our cross country drive was more than I felt I could bear.  The weight of loneliness ate through my heart day after day living in the west desert.  It was the very beginning of a molding process that would end with confidence and a strength I never knew was possible.  God really had a sovereign plan for this time in my life; He knew I had it in me all along because He put it there.  I would have never willingly chosen that path and I am grateful for a Father who has His hand upon my life.

Bringing home a pet seems simple and yet, it was a brand new experience that I never knew I needed.   I am such a pile of goo with this guy and as far as I'm concerned he can have anything he wants.  It's like being a Grandma in your thirties.  This baby son has mellowed me and Lord knows I need it.

You can't imagine the changes that come sweeping down through a life.  If we all knew what was coming we'd hide away never to see the sun or feel the falling leaves.  What a shame. Life cannot be predicted and that's a good thing,  for some of the best things in my life have been unplanned and sometimes, initially unwelcome.

Tomorrow has brand new moments.

Tomorrow has change.

Chances are something will change the trajectory of your life.

It's exciting, no?