Often times I feel like a fallen leaf in the stream of life that floats along bumping into the rocks and limbs of troubles along the way. We have five kids and each one has it's problems to deal with. For one this week it was car trouble...another it was relationship issues...another is out of work and no direction in life...or financial issues. As a mom I want to fix it all and make it all better...like when they were little kids with a skinned knee and it was fixed with a bandaide, hugs, and kisses. Mom used to say to me when they were all very young , "be thankful for these simple fixes now because when they get older it won't be so easy"...she was right. Wish Mom still had her mind so she would be able to sigh with me in understanding...
I don't really have any answers for my kids in these troubled times except to offer prayers and heartfelt hope for the future. We are a strong family even though we are so spread across the country now that they are older. The one with relationship issues will either work it out or call it quits...this one bothers me most. The one with car troubles will find a way to get it fixed. The one with no job and no money will hopefully get one very soon. We will get through these troubles and this leaf will float back into a smooth part of the stream again someday...Many, many, years ago I used to keep a journal and I learned during those years that when these troubled times come....look to the future and dream! That nothing stays the same in life either the good or the bad. That prayers really do bring answers and hope! "And it came to pass," is a line in the Bible that is repeated many times over. It came to pass is repeated in my journal not in those exact words but in the wisdom I gained for dealing with life issues. I know in my heart that better days are ahead even though I can not see them now....
And it came to pass...or float along....
