kindred

“I found myself wishing life could be easy and free of distraction. I could be such a great wife/ Mom/ person/ daughter/ granddaughter/ friend/ teacher/ companion if life didn’t keep throwing me curve balls…but those curve balls are what real life is made of. We never know what is coming. We have to learn to live and love in the reality that we are in. If we are always waiting for perfect circumstances to enable us to love well we are fooling ourselves. The only time I have had that experience was during the week of my honeymoon.

No more excuses. I don’t want to blame the imperfectness of life for my shortcomings. I want to know the Lord in an intimate way where the fruit of the Spirit is evident in my life regardless of my circumstances.

But what happens when we live God’s way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. (Galatians 5:22 The Message)”

-from the blog of a lovely lady, whose words often echo so well.

how’s this for some pop lit?

While you were gone
The table was empty
And the cups dried off so soon
With no coffee to fill them again

While you were gone
The bread turned stale
And the butter hardened
Because there was no one to share them with
While you were gone
The guitar stood lonely
The piano remained closed
And no music danced in the hall

While you were gone
Everything stood still
And I combed through the world
Wide web
Looking for a vestige of your presence
To let me remember
And know that
While you were gone
You were still here
And you remember too

While you were gone
I wrote you a song
And here are the words —
Only the words
For the music is (with) you
So while you are gone
The tune is missing
Like I am missing
You.