Flexibility.....something I am trying to achieve in my life right now. There are so many things that require us to be flexible....marriage, parenting, other relationships, divorce, demands within our jobs and careers, unexpected financial situations, health crises, our activities...like sports, drama, etc. You'd think I'd have the hang of it by now.
And yet, here I am with a 13 year old, remembering how flexible I had to be 9 years ago when my oldest daughter was at this extremely difficult age. And here I am also, going through a divorce, and learning how to adapt, adjust, readjust, change, change a little more, etc to the dynamics of a family life that is no longer traditional.
I won't go into the details that are requiring extra flexibility on me over the next week, but I will say that prayers and patience with me are welcome.
I will go on to say that everytime I think I have acquired flexibility, something happens to "move my cheese" and I find that I am actually more rigid than I thought I was, and that I don't always want to be flexible.
However, not wanting to be flexible has nothing to do with needing to be flexible. So....flexibility is the word of the day.
Okay...3 blessings/gratitudes today are:
1. Friends who "know" people, and who can refer you to someone whose service you need, and who say "Tell them that I said to call".....it's nice to be able to cut through the red tape sometimes.
2. My sister. We share about anything and everything.
3. Motown. It just puts me in a summery mood, and I love singing along to Motown songs at THE top of my lungs. It may not sound great....but it sure makes me smile!
