Dina Deleasa Instagram – An accurate description of this holiday season…
We had a really great run this December. But right as the day came it became a dance in between one illness after another. This year has handed me lots of time in bed for recovery after surgeries and such. But I have to remember it also made me able to do things I was afraid I wouldn’t have the strength for.
This season can magnify both sides of the coin. Everything we are grateful for, as well as make the challenges we are trudging through a bit deeper. Maybe you are like I was years ago trying to “celebrate” through postpartum depression and anxiety, or maybe you are trying to be “merry” amidst grief, uncertainty, or a troubling diagnosis. All of the years’ moments in review and goals for the new year. They are leaving you with a deeper sense of regret or disappointment.
I could feel my sense of gratefulness grow weary. One of the things I am finding is well, that’s okay. However, if I miss the “new year, new me” when the ball drops, that’s okay. Because his mercies are new everyday. His time table is not one that is dictated or hindered by our earthly time table. So while all my prospects do not seem to be glowing, or what lies ahead in the immediate new year isn’t something to raise my glass too, it isn’t over. I didn’t miss the boat. There are still celebrations ahead. I am going to keep crossing the bridges as they come. . And hopefully crossing more faithfully & gracefully each one. Not waiting for something to drop but rather unfold. That requires an enormous amount of perseverance and faith.
I will be moving forward little by little, instead of worrying about leaps and bounds. Waiting for what he unfolds. Instead of chasing a fleeting moment of joy. It takes a little more work but the reward is everlasting.
#encouragement #dishspiration #atthekitchensink | Posted on 31/Dec/2023 00:57:22
