A funny thing happened on the way
to 2020. I didn’t plan it, and I didn’t
want it. I’m not sure what to call it,
but others in the past have named it “writer’s block”. I hope it’s not permanent; but, for the past
several months, writing for this blog hasn’t happened.
It’s not because there’s nothing to
write about. The past year has been a good one with many blessings. I started 2019 with one adopted grandchild
and ended it with two adopted grandchildren!
I’ve also had the privilege of grandparenting two other foster
grandchildren during the past year. My
husband and I are in our 40th year of marriage and figured out that we have welcomed five new decades together!
My sons and daughter-in-law all have
excellent jobs and have chosen to love God and seek his guidance for their
lives. I’ve traveled to visit family
several times and had them visit us as well.
My husband and I crossed off a “bucket list” trip in the fall to see the
beautiful leaves and other sights of the northeastern U.S. states. I was able to speak at a women’s retreat in
the spring and continued to lead women’s Bible studies at our church throughout
the year. That doesn’t cover it all, but
you get the idea! Yes, God continues to bless me daily.
But what he hasn’t done at all
lately is lead me to write. Every week I
ask him to place something on my heart if he wants me to write. If he doesn’t give me an idea, I don’t write. In the past, he has always made it clear; but
my recent experience has been silence. I
expected to find inspiration in such things as current events, holidays, or a
new year and decade; but the silence has persisted. I’ve experienced God’s silence before and
written about it – but those circumstances were much different than now. God doesn’t seem silent in my walk with him right now, just in my writing. And I want to be faithful to listen to him
before I presume to share my thoughts in a blog. I want
to be sure that what I say is grounded in his Word, coming from him and not
just from me.
So for now it seems that the
silence in my blog will continue. I
don’t know how long, and I don’t know why.
But I do know that I have asked God to show me what he wants me to do;
and I know he will continue to be
faithful to reveal his will to me and guide my service for him in the future. Thank you for reading in the past – I hope to
have something new for you to read again in the future. Until then . . .
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in
believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in
hope.” Romans 15:13
