To everything (Turn! Turn! Turn!)
There is a season (Turn! Turn! Turn!)
And a time to every purpose under heaven
Yesterday, I found myself singing this oldie by The Byrds who wrote the lyrics directly from Ecclesiates 3. The dog days of summer appear to be waning and I can feel the inevitable “turning” in my life as August marches into September.
School begins this week and Bethany will be our only child in elementary school (5th grade) where she’ll go part-time to Broken Arrow and part-time home school! This will be my 28th year of home schooling- it feels like just yesterday that I was beginning that journey- it’s unbelievable to me that we only have one left to school! Turn, turn, turn.
[Tweet “God makes everything #beautiful in His perfect timing. #seasonsofLife”]
Our next oldest, Moriah, is entering college as a freshman! Freshman!?!
Can you say Turn, Turn, Turn?!
Sarah’s got some interesting “turning” going on in her life but she’s going to have to blog about that herself. (maybe if you give her a “shout out” she’ll share what’s going on in her life 🙂 ) Cohen, our grandson, is home schooling with Nana- Pre-K- Yay! Finley, our granddaughter is entering 1st grade 🙂 !
[Tweet “Seasons #change- and so do we. #life”]
Turn~ Turn ~ Turn
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Noah and Sarah’s life is busy & full!
Their little guy, Silas, just celebrated his 1st Birthday!
Turn ~Turn ~ Turn
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[Tweet “Love all the #seasons- every season has #treasures! #life”]
Micah and Adrienne just moved and are expecting their little girl any time now- (I’m sleeping with my cell phone right by the bed 😉 )
(Oh, I how love being a Mom & Nana!)
turn, turn, turn
[Tweet “For everything there is a #season and #purpose under heaven! #life”]
And, in a sudden unexpected turn of events, Joshua, (who was going to be a Junior in Criminal Law and Justice at Washburn University) is being pulled, led, directed into a mission service internship.
TURN, TURN, TURN!
(please pray for that God will be guiding and directing every detail for Josh!)
“Turning” is the never-ending transition of life. It seems like I just about get something figured out and things change again! The word to hang onto is BEAUTIFUL!
Ecc. 3:11 Yet God is making everything beautiful for its own time.
We understand the beauty of many things and wonder how death or war, or grieving or scattering could ever be BEAUTIFUL.
[Tweet “Only an amazing #God can take #everything and make it #beautiful.”]
I don’t either- but I know Him! and if He says He is making everything beautiful in its own time- that’s what He’s doing! If I keep focusing on that, I don’t think I’ll get too dizzy from all the turning! 🙂
As for me and my house we will serve the Lord… (Joshua 24:15)
At every turn! :-))
Learning to rejoice in each season of life 😉
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Cindy, Congratlations to all of you in these events. What a wonderful post…that verse is my key verse these days…I have been seeing it everywhere. He makes everything beautiful in His time. I Can’t wait to hear the good news about the baby!
Thanks Amy- you have been turning so much you’re surely spinning! BUT GOD! Thank you Jesus that He not only makes all things beautiful, He’s making us beautiful like Him at the same time! hugs and sure do miss you my friend!
I’m so fond of your refreshing insights, and updates on the family as well. Thank you, Cindy! The paradoxes of life do make us dig deeper in the mine of God’s Word to reach understanding of His making everything beautiful (in its time). 🙂
exactly- those paradoxes make us delve into the truths found from His perspective- time is a funny thing- we spend half our life looking forward to an event and get caught up in the nostalgia of the past while the whole time- I need to comforted He holds my “times” in His loving hands! hugs