It's that time of the year when the colors change. Autumn in Birmingham is absolutely perfect. Skies are as blue as the ocean and the air is crisp and cool. It's this time of year that I tend to get reflective for one reason or another. This morning I was driving over to Peggy's apartment (where I am presently sitting) and I was engaged in the dangerous act of thinking. I thought back to two years ago when I was in my first autumn in Birmingham. I knew one person when I moved out here, I was starting a new job in a strange place, starting seminary and on medication for the somewhat random seizure I had earlier that year. I remember that feeling of disconnection. I remember that strange feeling like I was really a stranger in a strange land.
A lot has changed in the past couple of years. I have settled into Birmingham and I actually have begun to like it. I am established at the restaurant as one of the youngest but most able servers. I have settled into seminary and feel comfortable with the work load. I love my church. Tapestry is not a perfect place but it's a place where we are learning to love each other.
Speaking of love, that's another part of my life that has changed a lot. Peggy is not perfect and neither am I but we are learning to love each other like the church loves Jesus and Jesus the church. We have such a great time together and the more we get to know each other the more we enjoy being with the other, which is, I'm pretty sure, a good thing.
I remember a couple of years ago thanksgiving day. I was working that night but in the morning I sat down at Starbucks and wrote down everything I was thankful for. There was so much God was doing in my life and as I kept reflecting, I kept seeing his movement throughout the days. What I was really thankful for was that Jesus, through his Spirit, was living in me and was shaping me.
That's what I was thinking about on the way to Peggy's this morning. My circumstances have been difficult and now my circumstances are fantastic. What is constant is that God is still here. My Hope and my Rock has stayed solid. Not that I have hoped and stayed solid but that He has. He is. And He will.
2 comments:
yes, you did do some thinking on the way to my apartment... and yes, that is dangerous for casey hobbs to be engaged in, especially while driving. first hand experience. ; )
i like how you said "youngest, but most able server" haha!
i'm so thankful to be apart of your life casey and your "circumstances" here in birmingham al! : )
I remember "Field of Dreams" and a long "calvanist" drive...wow.I remember the feeling of leaving you there. I remember the thanksgiving email. I am so proud of you and what God is doing in you. I am so happy that you have Peggy to share your thoughts with. And I am hopeful the Dodgers re-sign Man-Ram, its good for the rivalry.
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