Praise in Gratitude, Cling in Solitude

It's very interesting what change can do to your perspective on life.
I have been adjusting very, very slowly with the move to Little Rock.
I know I've been scraping at whatever was left of the last 3 years
in Ohio and home and how many things I took for granted then.

But of coarse my life seems pretty much figured out at first glance...
Married ,Husband in medical school, working,
little apartment, little dog.This is all seemingly perfect
but I'm a human being and I'm not perfect.

A lot has changed in the last couple months
but these are a few things I have learned.
All that you Love,cherish it.
Any time I have with my husband I try to be grateful for.
That is why whenever we get into stupid tiffs it feels so wrong.
I feel like I'm being robbed of precious time
we could be spending together,happy.

Family and friends are something that we are majorly
lacking in Little Rock. This makes our lives are little harder
but it makes us more grateful for the things in our lives
that connect us with them...Skypeing, Facebooking, Calling,
Emailing have become my only contact with our loved ones.

I would even go so far as if you are reading this
and you and surrounded by your friends or family...
take a hard glance and try to find the things
you treasure about each of them. I know when I was at school
I was troubled by a lot by stupid things
and I wish I knew how much I would miss those stupid things later on.

But most of all...if you are finding yourself in a similar position
turn to Him. I was talking to one of my close friends from back home
and I guess it was the spirit moving because I told her
"Praise in Gratitude, Cling in Solitude"
and as I looked at that I realized how much that was for myself.
I needed that. Each day as Joy fills me
I try to Praise Him for that Joy.
And when I feel weak I cling to Him.
When I'm confused or anxious I cling to Him.
Solitude is a lonely place without our Savior.
If we forget that life is a roller coaster
and that we must remain constant
through the depths and heights of our lives
then bitterness, hate and contempt enter our hearts
and how can the Love of Christ enter a hateful heart?


Sweet Lord, Remind us that Friday comes before Sunday. Amen.