Jewells of Thought

Besides Thanksgiving my family is celebrating and beginning a new chapter. Tomorrow my Dad will be going to work for the last time. It was a big change for our Farmer to stop farming after nearly 30 years. This is another big step for him.

Plus my brother will have to finally start driving for himself. The benefits of going to work together have ended. He can’t sleep on the way up anymore it will be quite the change for him too.

A few years ago we had a birthday cake made up for Dad that had the Great Dane insignia on it. They are going to have a party with a cake, but we won’t get to see it unless Dad or Jared take photos. We will have to mention it tomorrow if we get to see him Mom has an early test though at the hospital in Terre Haute so we may have to call to suggest the photos.

I remember ordering the cake and the day we took these photos. Still I can’t believe it’s been 9 years. In my head it had only been 6 or 7 years out of the farming business. Time flies fast. I just never expected or necessarily wanted to be the interloper of my retired parents at this age in this house. After having both surgeries over and done with this year I feel good about ending the year in good health and with positive energy for the New Year.

I am really hoping this new year wedding bells could finally be ringing. There is some momentum on Bryan’s side and we are praying it continues. Of course this is my prayer as it has been for a long while, but the energy right now feels fiercely on our side. I haven’t dared say the word wedding out loud, mind you, to anyone but Mom yet my niece tells what she knows to everyone so there are no secrets. I just tend to not talk much about us, but my niece picks up on everything and it’s difficult to not talk to her.

Dad’s retirement just makes me want this to move faster. God’s timing has eluded me for years so I try not to think on my terms knowing God’s timing is always best. It’s just so darn hard to do that at times. Bryan and I have waited for this for too long and have had obstacles in every direction hit us. It’s been flabbergasting, but we have learned so much about each other during these lows and highs.

So I continue to pray all about all of this in God’s timing and that His will be done.