Good things come to those who wait. But what if you are the one waiting? The waiting seems to overshadow the end result…GOOD THINGS. For three years I have played the waiting game. Will our finances ever change for the better? How much longer will we live in this house? Why did we decide to move to another state? Was it really a step of faith or a careless decision?
I have always struggled with being patient when it comes to my life. I’m a planner and I like order, but life-changing circumstances are often hard to swallow. I want to always be prepared for what comes next, not constantly wondering what my next season of life will bring…. (yeah, there are some control issues). Here is where I fight with being patient, and I need to learn to enjoy the meanwhile.
I definitely do not want to rush my 4 yr. old into “proper” vocabulary because her mispronunciations are so darn cute! Then there is the preteen who roams around the house wondering… “What is there to eat? How much longer until the next day off from school?” Soon enough he will be in college, and I will really miss him.
So, here I sit plotting how to NOT rush through my current stage of life. I enjoy things like reading, scrapbooking , sewing, and blogging (of course), but do these activities make time pass more quickly or will they help me enjoy the meanwhile as I wait for the “good things?”
So I tell myself …STOP! …Waiting brings the “good things” because there is much to learn in the meanwhile.
Share with us those random moments that happen in the “meanwhile.”
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So much truth here. I struggle with this constantly. While mothering a toddler, it can be so easy to start wishing for an “easier” stage. (I’m sure all the parents of older kids are laughing hysterically.)
Such in the meanwhile for me, and like you, I try to treasure them even though its so easy to get caught up in the waiting.
Mushroom finding is my favorite moment, I know will pass, and I will be sad!
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So true, so true! I’m trying to enjoy my 3 year old before he goes to preschool this fall. I’m looking forward to more “me” time, but I know I will miss him tremendously! I keep reminding myself to enjoy the moment.
The good things are happening right now all around you – you don’t have to wait for them, you just need to see them.
Ditto to Heather’s comment –
It’s all the small, daily grind, exhausting, even boring, and love, joy filled seconds of life. I’ve stop focussing on the future so much and just celebrating the ordinary & everyday. This is my life now – and I don’t want to miss it!
The “meanwhile” is “the good things”!