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July 2017

watching

I’m packing up two sons for college this fall. Although not really, because they haven’t started packing. Just I have, in my mind. Wondering if we have extra long twin blankets, or power strips, or plastic bins of the size that might squeeze into the crevices called dorm closets.

I want to be prepared—not just with plastic bins, but with my heart. Life moves quickly when two of your sons are 19 and 18, those ages precariously balanced on the precipice between teenager and adult. They sometimes slide down one side, other times the opposite. And I’m finding myself looking to the LORD more often, waiting and watching for direction in this season of parenting.

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He stands in front of me in church, in the very front row, singing exuberantly.

His left hand grasps a notebook of song lyrics while his right hand waves in jubilation. His voice is loud and clear, his praise bold. And I can’t help but smile.

Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord!

I love watching him worship. I’m mundane in comparison, holding the lyrics tightly to my ribs, losing my place now and then and growing silent as my mind wanders, tentatively striving for perfect pitch when it doesn’t.

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