Looking forward

Well, I'm off my personal bridge. But Larry and I aren't off our Big Bridge at all. Maybe halfway. The sale of the house changes things. It does put a sort of a time table out there. He has to be out by a certain day but he'll still be in KC for a little while. He's going to stay with his job there until he has met some personal goals having to do with some bills. Thanks V & A for making space for my honey. We know nothing of what he will do in Dallas.

This bridge has been good for us as a couple because of the conversations that have come out of it. Remember those words by Jeff Bridges that I quoted a few blogs ago....

In marriage, the fun stuff can trap you, while the so-called obstacles and pitfalls-those are the real blessings. You have to appreciate the obstacles as opportunities to connect more deeply than you thought you could.

I think that this last few months has been one of those growing times and is not over. I have noticed that our tone has changed - even in the middle of this bridge. No longer are we dealing with the stuff that WAS there - stuff that caused tension - but we are looking at the future and talking about possibilities and maybes and "would like to do or see happens", all the while knowing that Father has a plan and we are waiting with him and dealing with each other differently than we did in the past. This is not new thinking to us - we realized long ago the truth of that quote but we are seeing it happen in a new way. Larry and I have long believed in the partnership of the marriage and we can feel it being tweaked and perfected a little more by Father as we work our way through each decision and choice that we have before us.

What is it like for me to be off my bridge? My days are mostly work, of course. That's the way it is when you have a job. I watch too much Netflix. But beyond that I do my part at the house - which yesterday meant breaking up a dog fight. I don't really know if I broke it up or if it just stopped. Freaked me out!! Things I want to spend my time on are scanning some old family pics and working on learning the Microsoft office applications and now I have some instruction CDs for Photoshop Elements that are awesome. These are the things of my life right now that I can do. Some things are waiting for the end of the Big Bridge. The one that is me and Larry getting settled in our home. We love to have people over for one of my hit or miss meals. I love to have a yard that I can plant things in. I love to have my colors around me and my stuff. I know it's just stuff but it does make this time/space experience more pleasant and comfortable. And Larry has things he wants to do. So we just keep looking forward to the day - consiously commiting all this to God so that he can do what he wants to.