Challenges Ahead

So what about those roads that are bumpy and hard to travel? The past several days have brought people who have said things that have shaken my confidence.  It has made me wonder if I have chosen the right path after all. Several years ago when we were at Yosemite I remember my husband driving our little rental car filled with the five of us through the winding roads that outline the mountains.  Vying for space with travel homes and eighteen-wheelers, we were a little anxious as we wound in and out of the mountains.  But as we progressed  the view became more and more spectacular.  So much so, that it no longer was about the terrifying ride but more about the scenery.  Every turn was an incredible payoff until finally we were on solid, flat and wider ground.

I can’t help but wonder if that is what now is all about.  I feel like the more deeply I dive into what I am doing the bigger the payoff.  I have a choice to either focus on how uncomfortable it is or how irritated I get or to focus on the beautiful scenery; the incredible payoff.  I know what it is, I know whether it is worth it to me.  I just need to remember that roads that present a challenge aren’t all bad.  Sometimes they are quite the opposite.
So I remember this because this alone is all I need:

Wife, mother, blogger, Catholic ministry. I love to garden even when it goes wrong. Same with writing (and we know it can go wrong.) Believing that God is present in all of it.

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