Wind Shift

I’m writing this while I sit at what could be my last soccer games ever. The LWE season is over and it will conflict with music stuff next year, so it might be over. That is a crazy thought to think. Lauren had her last choir concerts this week as a High School student. I couldn’t add up the soccer games and concerts and shows and musicals that I’ve been through as a parent. And they will go on, but it definitely feels like a shift again. Kind of like when the wind changed directions in Mary Poppins (I had all daughters). It’s sad and exciting all in one.

Then I got word this week that my best man in my wedding died of a heart attack in Kansas. He was my age. We’d kept up with Christmas cards and a phone call every year or so, but you know how it is when you move away and aren’t together. I think I only saw him a few times after the wedding. Pray for Tom Underwood’s family, would you?

Wind shift.

Tom’s in heaven. Lauren’s going to a great college. Becca’s still around and I’ll have plenty of things to sit and watch. But it’s unbelievable how quickly the wind shifts. To top it off, Rachel turns 21 – in England – this week. What the heck? How did I get here?

I guess all my musing is just a good way to help you Mother’s out there to take the time to enjoy your day tomorrow. Before you know it there will be a wind shift.

There is only one thing that remains unchanged. God never changes. He never shifts. Put your trust in Him. If you are mourning a wind shift – trust that God is in control. If you are grieving a loss – trust that God is in control. If you are concerned for your future – God is in control. If you are a mom and you are concerned for your children – God is in control. If you want to be a mom and it’s not happening – God is in control. Whatever happens with the wind – listen to Psalm 146.

³ Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save. ⁴ When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. ⁵ Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, ⁶ the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them — the LORD, who remains faithful forever. Psalm 146:3-6

Tim

Comments

[Deb H.]

So sorry to hear of your friend's passing but him being heaven must certainly be a comfort.

Mother's Day weekend service was great. It was great singing praises to our Lord with the choir, worship team and the congregation. It was great hearing you sing. It was also a blessing to hear Denise talk. She's wonderful. She must really be your better half.