Tuesday, June 1, 2010

My dearest God,

Revision. Renovation. Reconstruction. Renewal. That's a pretty good description for my 200 year old home and my life.

I continue to work on the house. I will finish the closet in the next couple of days. I still have some small projects to do inside. It is looking more and more beautiful all the time. Then we will move outside. We plan to plant Lily of the Valley tomorrow.

I will work on my life for the rest of my life. I like the transformational process. Why do we fear change so much? Maybe it is because change makes us feel like we are on shaky ground. And maybe we are for a short distance. Like walking across one of those rope bridges to the other side. It's scary looking down. I always feel like it will break or I will simply fall. Yet when I get to the other side and stand on a solid rock, I feel good about walking across. I feel like I have overcome a fear. I like looking back from the other side.

Just as we are putting our home through a dramatic change, you have put me through the same thing. As I look at our "new" home, you remind me that you have the power to do the same work on me. I look at myself and marvel at the alterations you have made. I look pretty good too.

I applaud you,
Great Moulder
of Human Life,
for your
transformative power.
Thank you
for your commitment
to changing
our lives
for the good.

Love, Andrea