Tag: waiting
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Now But Not Yet
At a time when large gatherings are once again being discouraged, we came up with our own small New Year’s celebration. Old and young alike commemorated the ending of the old and the beginning of the new. Most of the littles had no idea of the change of time, the movement into a new calendar…
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Is Waiting Worth It?
Life is a learning curve of waiting and watching, of being in the moment and anticipating what’s to come. It’s not easy. Anticipation was high for holiday celebrations this year. The grands had plans, people to see, parties to attend. We had projects to finish, ideas we’d hoped to see to fruition. Waiting and watching…
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The Cost Of Caring
Our days are filled with the tension of what we know and don’t know, of waiting and watching to see what comes next. We anticipate what we hope will happen. Often with little to no control over circumstances. Such was the case as we waited for the birth of Baby Nolan. My daughter was having…
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I Didn’t Dream It Would Be That Way
It’s almost finished. Building out our tiny porch to something that could hold our whole family has been a dream for years. We’ve saved and waited, often with frustration, because something else always came up where the money needed to be used. We imagined what it would be like to have everyone sitting together for…