Photo of Pathway Surrounded By Fir Trees
My path this last few years has taken a lot of new twists and turns. And there are many days I don’t know what is remotely close to coming to me in my new life on my reinvented path.
I look around at so many people I know and love and we all have our heartaches and trials. Life can be so hard at times!
I am so thankful for a dear friend that reminded me how God was mindful in her life at a dark time. She and her husband experienced infertility for a period of time. Through the years of anguish and not understanding the “whys” her path seemed dark and frustrating at times. In a path parallel to hers was a girl that was carrying a baby that she wanted to find a safe and loving home for. Both paths running side by side on the same timeline with different trials and heartaches. Yet months later their paths merged as my friend was able to meet and adopt her baby girl. Both felt hurt that maybe God wasn’t mindful of them yet the whole time He was making preparations for them to be answers to each others prayers.
I had 3 miscarriages between my 1st and 2nd and for me it was so emotionally draining and all consuming at times. I can’t imagine the strong emotions and confusion of infertility. I know there are days my path is bright and I am thankful for the people who’s paths I get to merge with at times that enhance my life. As if our own dark times have helped prepare us to collide with certain people to offer love, strength, compassion and courage at the right time…on Gods time. No doubt I am who I am because of what I have gone through and I know I am stronger for it.
I love this quote from a 13 Century poet, “Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place. It pulls up the rotten roots, so that new roots hidden beneath have room to grow in their place. Whatever sorrow shakes from your heart, far better things will take their place.”
I am so thankful for all those that have crossed my path. There are so many new amazing people in my life that I never would’ve had relationships with or understood what to do next without having them in my life and I am forever thankful. May we be more mindful and thankful for those that have crossed our path for good.