
One of the good things about getting older is that we know spring will come. The storms of winter can make us stronger and wiser if we’re willing to learn new skills.
Sometimes we cover the tender plants, and sometimes we wait and see. Letting nature take its course can be scary. But waiting has sometimes worked better for me than trying to fix things my way.
I’m still learning to let go and let God work with my grown-up kids. Trying to “help” my kids too much was not always what they needed. At times, helping them was the right thing to do. But there were other times when standing back would help them figure things out for themselves. Now that they are grown, I need to step back more and let God work. It’s not easy. I’m still going to help them. But I’ll remember that even in past winters when early hydrangea leaves froze, the bush didn’t die. It grew new leaves in the spring. Even that summer when my well-meaning husband ran the little hydrangea over with the lawn mower, it came back. It must have deep roots.
I’m not going to let my adult children freeze, starve, or get run over by a lawn mower if I can help it. I’d face a lawn mower for them today, if I thought it would help. But I also know they can and have faced their own lawn mowers, and unlike a hydrangea, they can get out of the way. But I digress.
Trying to find a husband my way didn’t work in the long run, though it did teach me important lessons about loving myself and setting boundaries. When I gave my soulmate search to God, God seemed to take an awfully long time, but it was only five years. During that time, I got to practice patience. And God did an awesome job!
So, I need to remind myself of how God comes through for us, even if it takes longer then we think it should. I have to remember that God has a plan for my grown-up children.
Is there something you need to turn over to the care of God?
God’s got it covered.
Spring is on the way.

Photo by my daughter, Ayla
March 15, 2018 at 11:11 am
I love the image with the water drops.
March 15, 2018 at 11:38 am
Thank, Dan. 🙂
March 15, 2018 at 5:39 pm
Beautiful picture by your daughter and I loved your inspiring write-up… 🙂 ❤
March 15, 2018 at 9:45 pm
Thank you! I’m glad you appreciated them. 🙂
March 16, 2018 at 6:36 am
Good lessons learned. Congratulations to Ayla
March 16, 2018 at 11:30 am
I’ll pass that along. Thank you!
March 16, 2018 at 4:11 pm
God’s timing is not our timing but I have learned to trust it and it is always perfect!
March 16, 2018 at 9:33 pm
It sure is! I have proof!
March 17, 2018 at 10:51 pm
My stomach flipped at the idea of turning something over, so yeah, I’m open 🙂 Your posts so often speak to me. Thank you for the messages.
March 18, 2018 at 2:20 pm
Turning stuff over can be scary. I hope your stomach flipped in a good way, like a nudge. I’m so happy to know my words speak to you. ❤