A New Season - A New Beginning

Hi, my name is Cathy and this is my first ever attempt at blogging.  I have toyed with the idea in the past but never did anything about it. This summer my life has turned upside down and I find myself in a place where I feel it is time to share what is on my heart with whomever wishes to hear it. I am a woman of deep faith in God, and it is my desire to share what He places on my heart.

For 24 years now I have had the amazing opportunity to be a mom to my daughter.  I wouldn't trade any of those years for the world.  In a few days she will pack her car and drive a long way to the other side of the country to being her journey.  Life as I have known it for a very long time will change drastically. So now I find myself at the doorway to a new beginning; a new season of life has arrived.  I am excited at the endless possibilities.

Speaking of seasons, my favourite one is Spring.  I love the newness of it all.  I love to see the snow leave and everything turn green again.  I love the flowers as they bloom and bring colour to my world.    Just outside our living room window is a magnolia tree.  It is beautiful when it blooms in late May-early June.  The flowers are so delicate that a strong wind could take them away from me for another year, so I cherish every day that they stay on the tree.  I simply love that tree. 

The other day, as I was out for a walk, I saw something totally out of the norm and God used it to speak to my heart.  As I was walking I noticed a tree, a magnolia tree that had one flower on it.  This tree was about 12 feet tall and about 8 feet wide. It was covered with green leaves and nothing but.... but this one single flower.  A single flower placed there by God for me to see.

At least, I would like to think that flower was simply there for me to see it.  What it said to my heart was simply this: I never know what to expect from God.  I never know how He is going to work in my life.  I can predict based on what normally goes on in my life, but every once in a while He likes to shake things up and do things in a way that is totally out of the ordinary, totally out of the norm of how things are done, just to make sure that I know it is He that is doing it. 

As I begin this new season, it is a bit on the scary side, but I know I am not alone.  I have amazing friends and family who love and support me.  AND, above all, I have a Heavenly Father who loves me and will never let me go.  What's in store for me?  I have NO idea, but I am really looking forward to it. 

Isaiah 43:18& 19 say, "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!        Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?  I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland."

This is my New Season; my New Beginning.