One of the reasons we are so dissatisfied with our lives, I believe, is that we have grown up to expect some kind of exciting, crazy life with all peaks and no valleys.
As if we could hike only the summits and neglect the lush, deepness of the in-between.
And life just isn’t that way.
Life is more of a winding path that sometimes feels like the desert, sometimes the rain forest, and there may be a few mountain-tops thrown in there, but for the most part, living is just putting one foot in front of the other.
Today, Prodigal Magazine is allowing me to tell a story about how our life maybe didn’t turn out exactly the way we wanted.
Chocolate chip pancakes sizzle on the griddle yesterday morning. Ten years into this parenting thing and I just now found out my daughters love chocolate chip pancakes.
Well then. Let’s make them every day, I think. At least they’ll agree on breakfast (one likes eggs, one likes waffles of course).
I stand in the kitchen, this small rented kitchen, and flip pancakes with my spatula while my husband does his “husband” things of getting ready for work in the morning.
He says hello to the golden retriever. He finds his shoes from the garage. He ties them while reading the news on his iPad.
And I make pancakes for our daughters.
He grabs his keys, his computer bag and he kisses me quickly in passing on the way out the door…
For a long time I wondered if we’d lost our love again, if we’d been lazy or negligent. Why aren’t we fighting to be near one another any more? Is this what it is and is this what the future is as well?…
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I followed the link and read the full article, which was wonderful. But I have to tell you – the part that spoke to me the loudest is what you wrote above:
“One of the reasons we are so dissatisfied with our lives, I believe, is that we have grown up to expect some kind of exciting, crazy life with all peaks and no valleys…
Life is more of a winding path that sometimes feels like the desert, sometimes the rain forest, and there may be a few mountain-tops thrown in there, but for the most part, living is just putting one foot in front of the other…”
Wow.. Wouldn’t we all be so much better off if we could keep these words in mind? Life isn’t supposed to be an exciting, breathless, whirlwind experience every single day. What ever made us think it was? If we could just remember that there are many seasons in life when, as you said, simply putting one foot in front of the other IS life.
Thank you, Sarah. Powerful stuff.
thank you Christina. I was thinking about expanding that idea a little further in a post for next week! =)
I agree. Very powerful stuff! Putting one foot in front of the other, the life of faith in serving Christ. Last night I finally had a blessing come my way with my husband after about a month of routine sameness. He came home from work late and had an errand to run. I joined him since I was dying to get out of the house. The sunset was gorgeous and we noticed the moon was rising as well. It truly was like a painting. We were in a hurry so we did not stop, just kept driving and for that 30 min. we enjoyed being together so much. Definitely a “God Thing” for me.
thank you so much Suzanne! i love your little glimpse into your life. it’s beautiful.
Thank you for that… it spoke to me.
thank you anna! i got your email and i’m writing back . =)