This could be the best place yet
But you must overcome your fears
In time we could have been so much more
But Time is Precious I know
If you were a teen in the 80s you might just recognize these words...
I loved this song in high school...
I loved Boy George...
He was different and wasn't afraid to be that way...
He made a career out of being who he was ...
Or she? I'm still not really sure where the persona and the person diverge...
But this 50-something year old woman listens to these words
And understands the bigger message...
the life lesson contained within the catchy tune and flamboyance ...
Knows that time is nothing ...
That it slips through our fingers and leaves us with nothing...
Just empty hands and lost dreams
Just as I have this gained in sight ...
the kind that only Time could give me...
I have learned that Fear ...
Yes, Fear...
Can do so much more to destroy us than Time can
Fear can make us stop dreaming...
Stop caring...
Stop living...
And no amount of Time can take back what Fear has taken from us
Fear...
Is a Liar...
A Cheater...
A Thief...
The last year and 3 months has taught me so much about Time...
About Fear...
About Loss...
About Hurt...
About Love...
About Faith...
About Hope...
About Grace...
It is well with my soul...
Words from a song that has brought me comfort in these months...
a peace and strength that I didn't even know I had
And this grown-up woman...
This mother of 6 children...
This Widow of 3 months...
That TIME is what God is giving me...
Time to grieve...
Time to cry...
Time to heal...
Time to DREAM...
And I get this Time because I have Faith and Hope and Grace...
Because I believe in...
The Overwhelming, never-ending reckless Love of God...
And more importantly...
HE believes in ME
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