Irony
The irony that I received a fabulous, bh subscribe feature for Mother’s Day and then failed to post new content this week is not lost on me.
Generally speaking, I am a big fan of irony.
I love whimsy and appreciate the unexpected in art and film.
It’s the unexpected in life that toggles my gag reflex and that has been our recent family fare.
I’ve simply had no appetite to write about the specifics.
My processing light blinks like crazy as I digest this download.
In the expanse, my children have been the fountains of creation.
It’s May after all… and my hyper-tasked tots have managed multiple due dates for projects far beyond the scope of anything I did before high school.
There has been a research papers on pediatric insomnia, an interactive sleep clinic presentation and two spring plays; Oh my!
There have been short stories, diary entries, and Geometry quizzes; Oh my!
There has been the construction of a scale model of the Golden Temple, a prayer book and a score of testing; Oh my!
There have been soccer try-outs, fencing lessons, and soccer games; Oh my!
There have been birthday parties, jammie-jams and whipped cream shooters; Oh my!
There is also a lockbox on my front door.
Amid the warp speed of the year end’s close, we risk a new beginning in another place.
There have also been fights, tears and house showings; Oh my!
There have also been Family Meetings, discussions with heads of schools, and heart-to-hearts with friends and family; Oh my!
There have also been plans, revisions of plans and uncertainty; Oh my!
Did I mention The Husband is out of town for two weeks; Oh my!
The irony is that I have never been more busy, nor felt like I have less to say.
This is my be quiet time.
This is my time to Trust and Obey.
This is my season to wait in the shelter of His wing and know He does all things for my good.
This hour paints the sunset of how I feel against the majestic Glory of His ever, certain Presence.
As my family straddles the end of one school year and does not know where we will begin the next, I stand in a cold uncertainty so outside my comfort zone that it freezes my thoughts like frost on citrus and I seek just one face.
I seek My Father.
I seek His will alone.
The Sun also rises.
I will dance in His presence where ever He places me.
I will Trust.
I will Obey.
I will Sing Him Praise.
And if my voice is wet, my nose is thick, and tune is uncertain, I will still sing.
I will still Praise His Name.
Hallelujah!
Well there was a time when you let me know
What’s really going on below
But now you never show that to me do you?
And remember when I moved in you?
And the holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah!