Sunday also marked the last trip for the girls and I at HealthPlex. Well, HealthPlus, now. Anyway, I was able to join though my health insurance for the last two years at a discounted rate of $20 a month. The program was only a two year program and my two years are up on Friday. So for awhile, that was our last family swim. Perhaps, I'll join the gym again, but maybe, just maybe that was it. I know this might sound corny, but as the girls jumped and played and our time was winding down, I thought about the last two years and how much fun we have had there. Drea really learned to swim there. She started swimming a little bit before we went, but before you know it she was swimming like a fish. Charlotte is now right at that point. She is constantly wanting to take off her puddle jumper and swim around. So as I watched the final minutes tick away, I got a little emotional because that chapter is closing. But IT too is well with my Soul.
Saturday, February 1, 2014
IT is well with my Soul
We sang this old hymn last Sunday at church. It made me think. I have been though a lot in the last couple of years. And those that know me and know my story...well, know. I don't know what it was about it, but it sunk in. Maybe it was the small crowd and the intimate feel because of the bad weather. Maybe it was just time. Or maybe, just maybe it was God. But it hit me that day at church. Smack dab in the face. IT is well with my Soul. That's it. Nothing more than that. IT is well with my Soul.
Sunday also marked the last trip for the girls and I at HealthPlex. Well, HealthPlus, now. Anyway, I was able to join though my health insurance for the last two years at a discounted rate of $20 a month. The program was only a two year program and my two years are up on Friday. So for awhile, that was our last family swim. Perhaps, I'll join the gym again, but maybe, just maybe that was it. I know this might sound corny, but as the girls jumped and played and our time was winding down, I thought about the last two years and how much fun we have had there. Drea really learned to swim there. She started swimming a little bit before we went, but before you know it she was swimming like a fish. Charlotte is now right at that point. She is constantly wanting to take off her puddle jumper and swim around. So as I watched the final minutes tick away, I got a little emotional because that chapter is closing. But IT too is well with my Soul.
As I move forward with the next chapter in my story, I encourage you to press on and focus on God. Whatever IT is that you are dealing or struggling with, let IT be well with your Soul. God is there and is listening, just start talking.
Sunday also marked the last trip for the girls and I at HealthPlex. Well, HealthPlus, now. Anyway, I was able to join though my health insurance for the last two years at a discounted rate of $20 a month. The program was only a two year program and my two years are up on Friday. So for awhile, that was our last family swim. Perhaps, I'll join the gym again, but maybe, just maybe that was it. I know this might sound corny, but as the girls jumped and played and our time was winding down, I thought about the last two years and how much fun we have had there. Drea really learned to swim there. She started swimming a little bit before we went, but before you know it she was swimming like a fish. Charlotte is now right at that point. She is constantly wanting to take off her puddle jumper and swim around. So as I watched the final minutes tick away, I got a little emotional because that chapter is closing. But IT too is well with my Soul.
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I remember singing this song since, well, who knows when....but it is a song that seems to give more meaning as the years pass and we go through various trials and tribulations. We are not necessarily promised "a rose garden" so to speak, in this life, but rather given a Savior that gives us the peace that passeth understanding, no matter what our "lot" in life is. If I am not mistaken, I believe this song was written by a man that just found out that his family, while traveling on a ship, basically all but his wife, drowned due to a horrible storm that tossed the ship around. After receiving a telegram to this effect, and after much prayer and lamenting over his loss, wrote this song. My life, too, is not what I expected, but then in various ways, God has turned things around and given me many of the desires of my heart. Yes, our God is indeed an awesome God that we can depend on to love and care for us no matter what the world throws at us! Faith, hope for the future, love, and trust in Him! Amen! Love, Mom
Good word Andy! Life throws some crazy unexpected things our way...but God. I'm not quite to the 'IT is well with my soul' of my journey yet, but that's because I'm stubborn, not because God isn't right there willing and ready to move on with me! I think of all you guys often...and what a blessing those sweet girls are! :)
Thanks for blogging...I love seeing the pics and hearing your stories!
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