Change in destination

[Princess Pea]

I ran across this essay this weekend. It's about having a child with a disability, but I think the analogy could apply to other situations where life's not turning out like you planned it:

http://thehealingpowerofprayer.com/insp20.htm

 

[wvmtnkid]

I really like that poem. One of my good friends had a baby almost two years ago that was born with down syndrome and several other health problems. It was (and is) such a conflicting time for her and her family. On one hand they have this precious gift from God that needs their constant care. On the other, they do not get to experience the milestones that most parents get to experience. But their joy comes in other ways. Someone sent this poem to her and she shared it with me through tears one day. And when she was finished reading, she looked at me and said "Well, I guess I will just have to get used to living in Holland now."

I think it also applies to those of us who have been given the life of singleness for far longer than we ever anticipated. Holland may never have been where we wanted to end up, but there are some things that I am sure we have gotten to enjoy along the way, if we would just let ourselves enjoy the journey.....