Been busy

It's been almost a year since my last entry.  So much has happened since then:

A new job
A new school (for one child)
A new teenager (my son)
Three new plays
Travel (Brazil, DisneyWorld, Round Top)
Concerts
Holidays
Birthdays
Sunny days
Rainy days
HOT days
Hot flashes

I get tired just thinking about it. Then I remember everything else going on in the world -- wars, Presidential elections, major national events, natural disasters...and I realize, God oversees every tiny detail -- every second, every speck of minutia -- every day.  So my life is not so complicated, or difficult, or chaotic as I would like to think.

And it makes me thankful.  Thankful that I don't have to worry about the things I worry about.  Because God is in control.  Not me.  Not ever. And I have to remember that as fast as my life is flashing by, it is only a nanosecond in God's eyes. 

I like to think I am in control and that I can shape everything to turn out perfectly and happily.  But I can't.  However hard I try, I am just a small player in a big world.  But I can make each moment a little better by loving God and loving my neighbor.  And in the grand scheme of things, that's not so bad.  As President Obama says, "No peacocks, jerks or whiners."  Be thankful.  Show love.  Every day is a gift.