• Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Resources
  • Other Writing
    • Facebook
    • Instagram

Breathe and Begin Again

An ending is a beginning

Faith

As spring ends and summer begins, I shift my mindset from the routines of the school year to the relaxed routines of summer. The weather has shifted and my newsfeed is filled with beautiful graduation pictures and kids playing outside. There are endings and there are new beginnings. Spring ends, summer begins. School ends, a new adventure begins.

It’s a good reminder to me that nothing really stays the same. Remember when you see someone you haven’t seen in a long time, and in your mind they are frozen in time at the last time you saw them? It’s always a surprise by how much they’ve grown, or how much they have aged. We don’t notice the change as much in the day-to-day, but given a little bit of time, the changes are great.

Children grow.
People we love die.
Jobs change.
Seasons change.

So, when things feel stuck, or we don’t know where to go,  it might be because we are holding onto a very specific idea of how things should be. Go to that school. Take that job. Make summer Pintrest perfect. We get stuck with beginning again because we only see one way and that idea becomes the fixed point in our minds.
That job. That town. That choice.

And when things don’t match the picture we have in our head, we spin around in circles trying to begin again and wonder why we feel stuck.  We just might need to loosen our grip from the one way we think things should be.
Maybe it’s more about where we are today, who we see, how we love. We can move forward without holding a singular picture in our mind of what the picture is supposed to look like.

Maybe it’s more about asking Jesus which way now?  and trusting that He knows all, from beginning to end and our job is to be faithful today, even when the picture looks different that we thought.

Share13
Tweet
Pin
13 Shares

May 19, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Subscribe to get the latest

By subscribing to our newsletter, you consent to receive new post updates and occasional promotional emails related to our company.

« Our starting point matters
Remembering the lasts »

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Let’s Connect

  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Stay up to date

Would you like content delivered to your inbox?

By subscribing you will receive my posts in your inbox. You can unsubscribe anytime. I promise to respect your privacy.

Recent Posts

  • there is certainty in our uncertainty
  • time to start noticing again
  • a new month with more questions than answers
  • the real inside
  • new year’s resolutions

Archives

  • January 2021
  • October 2020
  • April 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • September 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • July 2018

Categories

  • Beginning
  • Faith
  • Health
  • Holiday
  • Productivity
  • Rest
  • Uncategorized
  • Wellness
  • Writing

Browse by Category

rachel.latham.writer

I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in you I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words. My eyes are awake before the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promise. Psalm 119:147-148
#powersheets #breatheandbeginagain #hopewriters #powersheets #breatheandbeginagain #hopewriters
Every day lately seems a mix of light and dark. Ha Every day lately seems a mix of light and dark. Hard things press in and it takes intentional effort to focus on the light.  But there is light and it is far more powerful than the dark. #breatheandbeginagain
Christmas cards have fallen away for a long time a Christmas cards have fallen away for a long time and I’ve hung on to the tradition. Maybe this year it should be revived? Maybe a thoughtful letter enclosed in a card that brings words of hope is just the thing. Maybe we could even expand out of our usual lists and look for those in our church or community that could use the extra love ❤️ #breatheandbeginagain #athrillofhope #hopewriters
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Copyright © 2021 · anchored theme by Restored 316