Due to various commitments, only three of us could gather today, so we decided to meet at a coffee shop more centrally located between our homes.
There is a real blessing in having time to just sit and chat - and to learn from one another. There are many things we don't have in common - but we were all moms so naturally the conversation turned to our children and the choices they have in front of them as well as the choices they've made. Those of us with grown and scattered children could share with the one whose child was still and home making decisions for his future.
Parenting, decision making, missing our kids - all parts of life. It is interesting to ponder God's presence in the different stages of life. Whether it be giving you strength to keep going when you are severely sleep deprived, helping you continue giving to your child when you just want to escape for a few minutes, or allowing you to let go and sleep, even though your children are across the country, or across the world - God is with them, and with us.
Oh the decision making. French Immersion, International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, Drama, Art, - all these decisions loom large when entering high school - and can affect parts of your life later on. But we whether or not we are sure of the decision that has been made, the time comes (for most people) when you have to go to high school and live with it. And then more decisions - work, college, university - if college or university which college or university, which faculty, which courses - and so on. We are constantly making decisions which lead to other decisions - all of which have consequences. Life is kinda like that - we have to move on from where we are at. . God can use where we are at. We need to accept that some of our decisions are better than others, but that doesn't change how God feels about us. We need to rest in the assurance that God has given us what we need to make the best decision possible at that moment, and that, even if we mess up the decision, God can still help us through and even bring good from the outcome.
No we didn't come up with profound truths about life or Christianity or anything else - but we talked and shared where we, and our kids, were at. And there is a beauty and a value in that. Where two or three are gathered, God has promised to be there too - even if it is just gathering for coffee.
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