I didn’t realize it would soon be time to change the clocks until Thursday. I set my alarm last night, completely aware that I would lose an hour of sleep. I did however, forget to switch my phone alert from silent. The majority of the time, I awake before my alarm goes off. This morning I seemed to have slept right on through, or was startled awake but incognizant of what was happening.
I considered not attending the early church service I had planned on. But with thirty minutes available before I had to walk out the door, I decided to proceed with my Sunday morning plan. Not having time to allow my hair to dry before leaving, I utilized my blow dryer. After I turned it off, just before unplugging, the blow dryer started to smoke. Gray, smelly, rolling smoke came out of the inner chambers. I quickly unplugged it and decided to leave it outside for the morning, so as not to be forced to worry if I had burned my house down.
As much as I like Spring and long for it to arrive every year, I’m hesitant to {spring forward} this season. The reason is easily pinpointed.
My husband and I have separated.
He has moved out of our home. Which brings a myriad of emotions, not the least of which is a deep rooted uncertainty of what’s to come. It’s all the more difficult to {spring forward} when you have little clue as to what you’re springing into.
Suddenly there are new goals and completely different hopes.
And a deeply rooted dependency on God like never before.
from Psalm 32 ~ Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found;
surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him. You are a hiding place for me;
you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
I’ve also learned people care. More than I ever thought. I am not {springing forward} alone.
Upon a Sunny Day 