Trust the Journey & Dream of Lunch in Paris!
Unable to move from a particular position or place, or unable to change a situation. Being stuck is no fun and usually but not always by no fault of our own. We can be stuck in mud, stuck in snow but those are physical examples of being stuck. We can also be emotionally stuck. Ugh, that's maybe worse than being physically stuck. At least we know if our cars are stuck in mud or stuck in a snow bank, someone will eventually rescue us and it probably won't be too long before we're unstuck. And that feeling of being set free is amazing! Finally, we can be on our way again never looking back. But, being emotionally stuck, now that is a little more complicated. Physically we are fine, we can move and go and do but when we are stuck emotionally the going and doing can often times feel like we're moving through mud. I'm writing this on my 27th anniversary. I married a super cute boy on June 15th in central Illinois. 27 years have literally flown by. But, I know there were times in those days leading up to the 27 years that I felt stuck. Thankfully through prayer and life changing so fast I was able to get unstuck and move forward. By no fault of her own Kenley is stuck right now in a holding pattern waiting on a ruling from a judge. I'm not sure how much I can say about this situation so I'm not going to go into it on here right now. But, I've been tossing this around in my mind all week. Thinking about this situation and how she is dealing with it and how we're helping her handle it. It will eventually be resolved but in the mean time, we wait. Stuck. Stuck waiting for someone else to say yes or no but either way stuck. So, I thought what do you do when you're waiting? You dream. You continue to make plans and grow and learn and make connections with people. So when you're unstuck you'll be up and running. I knew early on that Kenley had a knack for art. I think I even mentioned in an earlier post that I told her mother she needs to encourage and nurture that talent because she was good. It never ever crossed my mind that morning that I'd be the one encouraging and nurturing her art. Pretty sure, in the kitchen that morning I told her that, it was not received very well as it wasn't a sport. But, I could see her talent. Lately, Kenley has been painting. Her art is different than mine, she has her own style. She has set up in local spots and met people. So even though she is stuck waiting for a ruling, she is still moving. I told her to keep dreaming and keep practicing and painting and making connections with people. I reminded her being an artist is not for the faint of heart as not everyone is going to love, like or even appreciate what you've created. So be strong. It's tough but not worth the energy worrying about it. I told her someday I'd love to take my girls to Paris to the museums. The Louvre, and my favorite the Musee D' Orsay and we'd lunch at Montmarte where she can see the place so many famous painters began. So as we wait and as we are definitely feeling stuck waiting on a ruling, we'll continue to dream and make plans. We'll continue to move around in this place of being stuck. I keep telling Rick when he's frustrated about this situation, to trust the journey. Trust the journey. God's timing is never late.
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