I want to brush past the obvious questions regarding my ongoing silence here in this space and not offer up some single-post-all-inclusive justification or explanation about why I went away and what I was doing. Let’s just say it involved my head and some sand... my heart and a hammer. No, really.
Trust me when I say that I think over the next little while we should be able to sort out that answer together, you and I. We’re in this thing together, did you know that? It’s why we both keep popping in to see if the couch cushions are plumped, the tea brewed and the secret stash of chocolate pulled out from behind the wine glasses.
I’ve missed you. I’ve missed the way you curl your feet up under your legs when you sit there, the way you stir a lump of sugar into your tea. I’ve missed your voices chiming in here to bless me when I think I’m busy blessing you.
My reflex is to apologize. To say that I am sorry that I went away and promise not to do that again. Fact is, though, I had some work to do. And God had some things He needed me to hear that I did not much like hearing. And since I’m stubborn and He’s persistent, He had to tell me more than once. Or twice. Or maybe He had to beat me over the head a bit with it until it sunk in.
And so? No apologies.
But, hi there.
I’ve missed you.
Catch me up, will you? I’d love to hear how He’s been working in your lives. What has God needed you to hear over the last little while?
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