Wednesday, December 28, 2011

enjoying & waiting.

I had the opportunity to spend yesterday with my friend Julie. We spent the day roaming from Caribou to Panera to Barnes & Noble, all the while discussing life in real and raw and refreshing ways. It was nice to spend the day talking about life in the past few months- from the stress of teacher preparation, to boys, to roommates, to ways that God transformed and grew us, to the hardest struggles and the purest moments of joy. We also talked about the months to come, graduating, unexpected plans, and waiting. While I was browsing Pinterest this morning, I came across this print, and it spoke to some of what Julie and I talked about yesterday. 




"I don’t want to wait anymore. I choose to believe that there is nothing more sacred or profound than this day. I choose to believe that there may be a thousand big moments embedded in this day, waiting to be discovered like tiny shards of gold. The big moments are the daily, tiny moments of courage and forgiveness and hope that we grab on to and extend to one another. That’s the drama of life, swirling all around us, and generally I don’t even see it, because I’m too busy waiting to become whatever it is I think I am about to become. The big moments are in every hour, every conversation, every meal, every meeting." - Shauna Niequist, Cold Tangerines 


How are you choosing to enjoy life? To enjoy this day? What keeps you stuck in the mindset of waiting? 

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