So Much Can Happen in 9 Months

Let me put your mind at rest from the get-go and reassure you that despite the catchy title of this blog, I am NOT pregnant… 🙂

I know the familiar saying, “Time flies when you’re having fun” but seriously — how have 9 months passed me by so quickly?

I’m reminded that I must be getting old because I remember telling our daughter one year when she was getting ready for her last day of high school that as you get older, the days seem to go by even faster. If that’s the case, I must be older than dirt, because it literally feels like we were just loading up the U-Haul trailer to move our son into his dorm room at Purdue last August!

So where have the last nine months gone?

Well, let’s see. (Take a big, deep breath and try to say the next paragraph as though it was really one long sentence. That will make the most impact…)

We moved our youngest to college. We became empty nesters. David had a surgery the very next day. We celebrated the 16^th anniversary of David’s accident. David and I attended 11 weeks of biblical counseling training. We released our book, “”Walk Through Fire” and traveled to many different book signing events across the country. We attended the World Burn Congress in Indianapolis with almost 1,000 other burn survivors. We mourned the loss of our dear friend’s daughter when she was murdered in a home invasion. We hosted another church-wide chili cook off at our home. We found out that David’s dad had cancer. We participated and hosted the 2^nd annual Holiday Boutique at our home. David surprised me with a trip to New Orleans for the K-LOVE Christmas Tour Concert. We experienced the unexpected loss of our friend, Mark. We celebrated Christmas with our family. We found out we’re going to be GRANDPARENTS! We took a trip to the beaches in the Turks with our kiddos. David’s dad underwent 8 weeks of radiation and chemo. We enjoyed spending time with my parents who relocated in Indiana for the winter. David and I went on the Family Life Marriage Cruise with a bunch of our friends. David had two surgeries on his leg. My parents put their house in Minnesota up for sale and are hoping to move permanently to Indiana. A dear friend was diagnosed with cancer. David and I spoke at several events to share our story… and that’s just the tip of the iceberg — some of the big items, not even including the every day things.

Now you can take another big breath or two and try to recover from that experience.

The past nine months have been crazier than normal, even for our standards.

I’m pretty sure that’s why it feels like we just dropped our son off at college last week. Our lives have been filled with adventure, anxiety, fear, loss, anticipation, delight, joy, uncertainty, laughter and many more emotions. But one thing’s for sure: We’ve tried to rely on God to get us through this crazy time. I don’t want to do anything apart from Him!

When I’m completely stressed out, I can find rest in Him. When I’m so happy I can hardly stand it, I thank Him. When my heart is breaking and I feel lost and alone, I can turn to Him and find comfort. When I don’t know what the next step is going to be or how to take it, I can ask Him to lead me.

I’m so blessed to have a God that cares so deeply for me that He takes care of the big things in my life as well as the little details.

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So, what have you been doing the past 9 months? How have you relied on God to be by your side?