Waiting On The Sun

I love beginnings. I also love middles and ends because I love stories. But there is something special about beginnings, especially in life. It's officially the end of summer and the beginning of school. Students come back Monday, for better or worse.

I love the planning that happens at beginnings. Like New Year's resolutions. Only here, you work extremely hard not to let good habits slip by the way side after a month start. So, like the good teacher I am (though I gladly threw in the towel on that, so like the good teacher I am at heart) I have visions of what I want my mornings to look like so that I can maximize my days. So I bought a new planner and began planning, because a new plan cannot be implemented without a new planner. :) From the start the plan had a major kink in it though

The plan was to get up at 5, go outside if it was nice, read my bible, pray, walk, have some tea. Just enjoy the morning. Then I'd come in around 6 get ready. 7 make lunch. 7:30 be out the door so I don't have to speed to school everyday. Brilliant! Except that the sun isn't up at 5..... so.....

It was one of the more ridiculous moments I've had in my life. I woke up first thing to my alarm. Looked out my window letting my plan inspire me out of bed only to find pitch black. I hadn't thought of the sun!

A simple flip in the schedule solved things but as I got ready for the day I just kept thinking how often I do this. I live, making plans and decisions, as though the sun rises and sets on my watch. Of course this translated to my relationship to the Lord. I do feel there are great things to be done in my life, a beautiful story being written, and I am rip rearing ready to go after them but sometimes I have to wait for the sun. That doesn't mean I lay back down in bed and wait for it. But that I make adjustments so that when the sun comes I'm ready for it. I heard once this phrase that makes sense this morning, "Get busy and wait." So shall it be in my life.