Two Decades In

There have been so many moments in my life that I thought I had everything put together. Let's just say that I have been wrong A LOT. The thought that anyone could have everything figured out is absurd. Life always has another curveball to throw at you.

I've been approaching life like a puzzle—hurriedly putting pieces together in hopes that one day I would finally finish and see the big picture. But that day is a long way out, if ever it will come to pass.

And in the midst of this… search for control, you could say, I’ve stopped living. I haven’t stopped to smell the roses in a while, if you know what I mean. And I’ve lost sight of what it means to live in the moment.

This realization has been gradual, but it didn’t really hit me until I stood on the highest point of the Grand Canyon. And I looked out. A view that took may breath away. Now imagine if I had gone all that way just to stare at my feet. Making the slow ascent to Point Imperial and never once looking out to revel in the beauty around

Now why would anyone EVER do that?

I suppose I’ve been too focused on getting to the top of that mountain that I’ve forgotten about just how special this journey is. And I’d like to change that.

I believe that God has a plan for my life and that He will work through me, but He won’t be able to work through me if He has nothing to work with.

So bring on the good, bad, and the ugly, because I want to spend my life living. But also because I want to spend my life growing. I’ve had a taste of growth—it hurt, but it was worth it.

Two decades in, here we go.

- Maggie