Genesis 19:26 “But Lot’s wife looked back and she became a pillar of salt.”*
Kentucky fence row (photo by Patty Perkins)
I had mixed emotions about the last move. I spent the first few years yearning for what felt like home. I wanted the familiar.
Looking back left me stuck…much like a pillar of salt. I’m not a quick nest leaver or root puller-upper. I went through the actions of settling in but my emotions were stuck on the past even though God had led us to a great place with much to offer.
If I’m looking back I’m not looking forward. It’s easy to get stuck in the in-between desert, for my body to be here and my heart—there. To wallow in regrets, if only and what if. To be caught in the old and not embrace the new.
Certainly, there’s a time to grieve the past and learn from it. Then, it’s time to move on. To entrust life to the Lord and outcomes into his more than capable hands. It may be a daily letting go at first.
I remember driving through this new place a year or so ago and the thought hit me that this really is a neat town. It was as if he replied to me—then why not just enjoy it. And…why not? It’s time to embrace the present.
*The One Year Bible, January 8, NIV, copyright 1986, Tyndale House Publishers, Wheaton, Illinois.
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Beside Quiet Waters 
January 14th, 2014 at 9:16 pm
Change is so hard – but often opens the door to new adventures! Wise lady…
January 16th, 2014 at 4:33 pm
Thanks, Melody. And now I can’t imagine not knowing the friends we’ve made and experiences we’ve had. God is good.
January 16th, 2014 at 3:59 pm
This reminded me of our move to Chattanooga. I sat on the steps of her upper deck looking out at the wooded back of our lot. I asked God, “Why did you bring us here? I don’t have any friends.” He said, “You have me. You can tell me anything and not worry that I will tell”
Well, He always has been and always will be my best Friend!
January 16th, 2014 at 4:38 pm
Aunt Dixie!!!! Hey, we share the same best friend:) I remember your Chattanooga house and loved visiting there. So appreciate your walk of faith and example to us all…please drop by Beside Quiet Waters again…I’ll leave the porch light on for you!