Someday...

The first week of school is complete. The weather has turned from hot and humid into cool, breezy days full of sunshine while the leaves start to change color and the sweatshirts come out from hiding. It is my favorite time of year. Back to school, cooler days, sweatshirts, blankets, apples and pumpkins...well, you get the idea. I love fall! It is a time of transition. 

As I was doing some school work, I heard squeals of laughter and cheers outside the house. In the road, our neighbors are teaching their twin girls to ride their bikes without training wheels. One has it down, one is a little less confident. As I sit here writing this, mom and dad are shouting words of encouragement and cheer and patiently running back and forth while their little girls reach this milestone. 

My heart fills with joy for this family-together and whole-just the way God designed it to be. My heart aches with longing for a husband to love and serve, to glorify God with and for children of my own someday who I will guide through this life cheering and encouraging, training and supporting. I don't know the future, but I know that God does. He knows what is best for me and my desires and dreams and hopes. He knows that at the same time I am filled with joy, a deep sadness also surfaces. It is okay. He has designed me this way. He is sovereign. He is always with me. He sustains me and guides me. My God is a faithful God and I can trust Him always even when it hurts. 

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