New Beginnings

My heart is swollen...like almost out of my chest swollen. Looking back, this has been a place of healing and restoration, a place for sharing joy and the struggles that preceded that joy. 

It is January 1st, the dawn of a new year and a time when anything is possible. Things change in an instant and our hearts are not always ready and our minds can't always keep up and make the right decisions. But regardless of the heartache, I have found JOY.  

It wasn't where I thought I laid it down. It is in the simplicity of the small things...the dimples in my baby boy's face, the fire in my Isaac that can't be restrained, and the comfort from my oldest as I feel he is already protecting me when he can. It's in the arms of my lover - looking into his tired eyes. It's the feeling of knowing he would go to the ends of the earth for me and knowing I would do the same for him. 

Joy is resting in the shadow of the Almighty and knowing regardless of the storms that you witness, his wings are wide enough to cover you. 

I pray you find all of the Fruit of the Spirit and new beginnings in the coming year! Thank you for reading. 

✒️ Jennifer 

Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. (Psalm 95:1)