Wondering, Wandering, and Writing

Daydreams.

Sweet, happy, fleeting thoughts of what might be.

Maybe a connection to reality, maybe not.

A few days ago I daydreamed. I realized with a start that it had been ….. how long?? …. I have no idea …. Since I had daydreamed.

Have I planned? Oh, yes! A lot!

Have I schemed a time or two?  Mmmm…. Yeah, that, too.

But to daydream?  To let my mind wander over possibilities and maybe things that aren’t really possible – that I have not done in years

So, I bought a pack of sticky notes.  I started writing.  Some things are really a to-do list for today and next week and next month.  I had to write those things down to get them out of my head so the fun stuff could surface again.  Most of these are long-term hopes and dreams.  Most of the pages have multiple things on them.  I turned them over to take a picture to share because I just don’t feel like baring my soul to the social media world.

You may be stuck in the muck.  The muck of being overwhelmed. Sadly, I have been there so much it feels like home.  I’m pretty sure I’ll feel it again within a day or two.  Please hear this. There is hope!  Beyond the to-do lists and grief and worries of all kinds, hope springs eternal.

You may glimpse it in a sunrise, a stranger’s smile, a Bible verse shared on social media, a flower breaking through a sidewalk, or any of a thousand little things.

My heart aches deeply today over so many things – a few made the news; most didn’t.

But there is hope – a deep conviction that God is good and will take care of his children, and he calls each of us.  Will we answer him with a yes?  Will we accept his gift?  Will we live in the hope of a better future, while walking daily with the Spirit he has sent to guide us? #bgwww25