Schedule? What schedule?

"Therefore will the Lord wait, that He may be gracious unto you, and therefore will He be exalted, that He may have mercy upon you; for the Lord is a God of judgment; blessed are all they that wait for Him."-- Isa 30:18.

How many times have we heard, it's the timing of the Lord not our timing that blessings fall upon us. Yet, it's true, we take the good with the bad. Tribulations never happen on our timing, unfortunately.

But is it unfortunate? In hindsight, I can think of countless moments of despair where I have had to call upon the Lord for his ease of my suffering. It is because I have called upon him that I am where I am today. What a tremendously great gift to have - the faith to know we will prevail with his Grace. I'm so blessed. I sit and ponder the very spot I'm in. A peaceful, happy spot despite everything not being perfect; or even how I might have it. But its the spot that was made for me.

These last few months, I have had to redefine my place again. In a different world, in a different circumstance, with different people. I will admit. It has not been an easy challenge. None the less, it was a challenge I asked for. I have asked the Lord so many times to have our family reunite and be one again. Almost since 2006 when I made the decision to divorce. It just never felt right to be apart, but we learn to cope and move forward. As I look back at the many lessons that have occurred in my life and the obstacles that I have had to overcome it was the very path that lead me back to this very spot. How neat is that?!?

So, as the summer comes to a close. I have been able to spend quality time with Dawson while continuing my own business from home, re-ignite a relationship with my ex-husband whom is the love of my life, and learn to share a kitchen with a mother-in-law who would do anything in the world for me and her grandson.

The Lord does have his own timing. I will continue to pursue my education in the art of patience, however, without perfecting it. Because I need the Lord and if life were perfect and not broken I would not call upon Him as often as I do. I like broken. It gives purpose.