It has been a hard winter here in Chicago, with tons of snow and cold air. Yet, I was somewhat hopeful that lowering the price on my condo would attract a buyer. It did not happen. After disconnecting myself from commitments at church and elsewhere because I thought my move to the West Coast was imminent, I’ve spent the last few months trying to figure out how I might start to repair all the disconnects. As soon as I had accepted the inevitability that I could not fulfill my commitment to move to Covenant Shores in Seattle, my life started changing…again. Service opportunities popped up out of the blue (not by coincidence, I believe) the seeds of a new friendship, and other activities to show me that I can reconnect with life in Chicago and even add some new things to my life that would not have been possible a few months ago.
A clear reason for the Seattle door being so firmly shut is not clear. A sobering thought came to me not too many weeks ago: “What made me think I could leave all my friends so easily?” God knows my needs better than I know myself and is surprising me daily with blessings of many kinds. So, I have learned that God very much wants to give his children good things, and that involves waiting for his timing and then running with what come along. I’ve gotten the shoes out of the closet and have put them on – I’m ready for what comes next!
