The Universe Proclaims
Life seems fast and furious lately. In fact, it has even rendered me wordless—the writer’s version of speechless—as everything from blossoming life to advancing years invades at once. Sometimes it feels a bit scary. With eyes of faith, I find myself riding the waves with some mix of exhilaration and terror, hanging on to the beautiful gift of life, in all its unscripted glory.
Mostly, there are joys: My married daughter will be a young mother in two short weeks, and I will become a grandmother at the relatively young age of 51. A long-awaited home renovation will be underway soon, so I’ll finally have a muscular kitchen and pantry. My husband and I find ourselves five years from an empty nest; and 27 years into this marriage adventure, we’ve not yet lost our minds.
By God’s grace, our children are, for the moment, free of a variety of universally unpleasant brands of youthful drama. The young married girl is plowing ahead into family life. The teens are making good grades, playing baseball, playing soccer, and mastering the long jump. The college kids are thriving yet shrouded in some rose-colored mystery; nonetheless, they are slowly maturing. They’ve fine-tuned their majors but focus their remaining energies on basketball brackets or dating—subjects worthy of a separate article.
However, I would be dishonest if I didn’t admit that the happy cacophany weighs me down sometimes. With six children, growing fatigue and an aging mother, I suddenly feel
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