5.30.2013

The problem with being a doer...

...is that sometimes you just really want to do something, but you can't. And not because the thing you want to do is bad per se, but rather it is not the right time for doing that something. At least that's what someone said, and that someone has the power to say wait, which is fine but you want to know why...and that explanation is not forthcoming.

Frustrating? You betcha.

Causing growth? I can only hope and pray and trust God.

"But the fruit of the spirit is Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control; against such things there is no law" Galatians 5:22-23

Yupe. I'm learning. It sucks, but it's also good...right?

r.

5.25.2013

2 months, 2 weeks and 2 changes

2 months and 2 weeks have led me to realize 2 changes that I would like to make on this here blog, but also reflect on 2 changes that have happened in the last 2 months and 2 weeks. Confused yet? I am!
It was about 2 months ago that we started the process to adopt the newest member of the Merino family: Boss aka jefesito aka perrito besador! It's been a big change to our lives, but something I wouldn't take back either. I've learned a lot about dogs, but also a bit more practically about being a 'parent' and how having something that relies on your care causes you to become less selfish - at least that's the feeling I've been facing (and it makes me somewhat more scared yet also slightly more prepared to have kids).
In the past 2 weeks I'm finding that I'm being challenged in how I live out my trust in God - namely that he has a superior plan for my life and I'm not going to get to know it before it unfolds. As I've come to realize this isn't just a time in my life that I'll experience, but rather a change that needs to happen long term and on an ongoing basis, I'm also thinking I need to make a change to how I view this blog. If I really want to make this a record of my life, then I've got to get a little more real about everything that happens in it. Not just the fluff and the food and the prettiness, but also the nitty-grittiness. Not to say that it'll be doom and gloom, but it does have to be real day-to-day. It's not called "pieces of a day in the life of the merinos' - it's a day, a whole day.
While I'm not sure about the practicality of changing this on my blog now, I do know that I'm going to making a different sort of effort to post about life more regularly on here (topic wise and # wise). And most of all, I'm going to be doing this posting stuff for me, to record my journey of life - all of it. Feel free to come along with me...or not. Either way, it's gonna be a wild ride!
r.