She used to not take naps in preschool.
She got her name put on the board for talking in kindergarten.
She didn’t want to miss anything. Slowing down was for the night.
But she didn’t like to talk with strangers.
She was afraid of the unfamiliar, of leaving comfort behind.
She was afraid of how the future would unfold.
She grew. She learned. She changed.
She learned to love meeting new people.
She looked for the adventures in each day.
But fear still lingers. It is never far from her.
She tries to ignore it, to hold on to faith. And trust.
She knows that feeling of “what if…?” because the future is unknown.
She remembers where she has been, how far she has come.
She remembers the piece of the story she has already lived.
She remembers there are struggles, but there is joy and freedom, too.
She looks back to better look ahead and see.
She was who I used to be, yet she is me.
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Very sweetly told, great post for FMF!
Thank you, Kathleen! 🙂
Nice! I love how you brought it in a circle in a sense.
Deb Weaver
thewordweaver.com
Good point, Deb. I hadn’t quite thought of that. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Sweet, love to read self reflection. Fun to journey with peole
Thanks, Christa! It is fun to join others on the journey. 🙂 And a bit fun writing it and discovering as well.
She is me.
Very nice. Love the photograph.
Thank you, Pamela! 🙂
Loved reading about your she. She sounds pretty amazing. Glad to be your FMF neighbor this week.
Thank you, Karmen! Glad to have you as a neighbor, too. 🙂
“She looks back to better look ahead and see. She was who I used to be, yet she is me.” I love this. I do believe that we get a much better view of where God can take us if we look back to see how far He has already brought us.
Thanks, Amy! Exactly…we need the perspective of where we’ve been to keep going. Hope all is well. 🙂
Lovely post, Laura. Your words resonate with me.
Thank you, Eileen. Just don’t give in to those fears.. 😉 Let’s keep moving forward!
I hopped over from our (in)courage Facebook page, but I also participate in FMF on occasion. It’s nice to meet you! I, too, am learning to meet new people. I’m an extreme introvert, so it’s hard!
Glad to meet you as well, Amy! It can be a hard thing, but with time, it is so good to have a community of friends. 🙂 Looking forward to getting to know you!