Times and Seasons

“God doesn’t want his sons and daughters to wedge into someone else’s place. We have to find our own.” –Gail Miller

It’s taken me a lot of years and a whole lot of attempted “wedging”, but I have found my place. And I’m very happy about it.

In 2011 I joined a committee for a local children’s hospital annual fundraiser. My involvement in Festival of Trees has at times been a little stressful, but also joyful and ALWAYS worth it.

Last November I served as a member of the executive board with a committee of my own. It was a major commitment for me and my family. Festival week was hard and wonderful and by February I had to make a decision about whether or not I would return as a member of the board. I knew in Festival of Trees I had found my place, my sense of belonging. I also felt in my heart that there truly is a time and season for everything. I stepped back into a committee member role and decided I would also decorate a small tree–with my cute mom!

Sometimes the timing of things feels right. Sometimes it doesn’t. I think our “place” looks different through all the phases of life–and that’s okay. What works in one phase may not be possible in another. The important thing is that we do what feels right in the moment it feels right.

We named our tree “Christmas Woods” and dedicated it to Grandpa Matthew & Grandma Rose Noall and Grandpa Vernon & Grandma Ethel Jarman, who provided their posterity with our own little cabin in the woods ❤. It was built nearly 90 years ago and has been a treasure for generations!