Monday, May 1, 2023

Such is Perhaps

I've come to the conclusion that love and life
are a fine mingling of disappointment and delight!


Torrential down-pours to and from Pennsylvania
 hampered/dampened what would have been even more spectacular views,
on our weekend getaway to attend our nephew's wedding!


Dodging the timing of the wipers to capture the *perfect shot became a bit of a game...
*(I quickly gave up on 'perfect' and simply hoped for a few unblurry shots)😅


But Saturday was less wet than forecasted 
so we didn't get drenched in the morning while doing touristy things
 nor in the afternoon did guests get drenched. 
The wedding was beautiful!


This beautiful couple have already been through some deeply refining disappointments
requiring dream-rearranging...(shot blurred for privacy sake)


Weather-disappointments are a part of life and overall
rather small on the scale of disappointments!
And God's handiwork is stunning, even in the rain!
(both literally and metaphorically)



Sometimes dreams don't turn out how we imagine/anticipate!
But if we place our dreams into God's hands
 perhaps, no, surely He will use the disappointment
to deepen our awareness and appreciation for
the myriad of mercies we are showered with daily! 







Dreamworlds collapse; Such is ‘perhaps’
…perhaps life’s bitter-sweetest means
Of teaching us to hope and trust
In more than destiny of dreams

Perhaps to help us hone the heart
To kinder, meeker give-and-take
Because we know the stinging smart
That ‘perhaps’ can leave in its wake

...to make us more aware of how
We wield the onus of replies
Where perhaps ‘perhaps’ is the ‘wow’
Still wearing broken-dream disguise

...while we weather warpaths of wish
Vexed by detours, potholes, barred gates
Perhaps we should remember this;
 Perhaps something far better waits

© Janet Martin



Life's disappointments develop and test
the mettle of our character.
Everyone is hunky-dory when life goes the way we like, right?
When it doesn't...ah! what then?!

1 Thess.5:18
...in everything give thanks; 
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

A lot of our deepest disappointments are only fully witnessed
by He who truly loves and cares!
Thank-you, faithful Heavenly Father🙏




2 comments:

  1. Just beautiful, Janet. I really needed to hear this today, THANK YOU.
    {De Jackson} (Can't log in, for some reason.)

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    1. thank-you De<3 And big hug and prayer for you as well! H-m-m. (I better check my settings to see if something 'unset' in the comments section!)

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I hope you enjoyed your pause on this porch and thank-you for your visit!