Did you know that you shouldn't really be calling star fish star fish?! In order for a creature to be a fish, it needs both gills and fins. Star fish don't have either, so really, we're supposed to call them sea stars. Or at least that's what the author wrote in the book I've been reading.
It's amazing how much can change so quickly. One minute you have one expectation, and the next, it can be completely different. Sometimes good, others not so much. In this season of change in my own life, I'm learning to just roll with it. I'm in no way perfect at the rolling, but I'm certainly trying.
My sister will soon go off to her first year of college, and my brother returning for his last year of undergrad. For the first time in forever (you're welcome Frozen fans), I'll be the only "kid" living at home. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this. I mean, don't get me wrong; being able to live at home for free is a life saver. I'm not exactly Miss Moneybags over here. It will, without a doubt, be a new experience, one that I am both excited for and leery of encountering. Although, I suppose after my room being used as extra closet space while I was in college, I can return the favor to both of my siblings when they leave.
I was watching the sand crabs on the beach today and actually marveled at how quickly they can move. Two were attacking each other, one was desperately searching for food, and the other two were simply watching it all take place. A seagull came out of nowhere, and I kid you not, the crabs camouflaged into the sand so fast I wondered if they had actually been there before. And then I started thinking that those sand crabs have to make a split-second decisions and go for it. They risk being eaten or washed away by the waves. Now I know that crabs don't have nearly the same brain function as humans, but they must have enough to know when to hide and when to go back into their tunnels.
So while sand crabs may not seem the most likely of wisdom gurus, I've decided to just go for it. Of course not every decision can be made this way, but some can. If we don't muster up the strength and courage to ask that burning question inside, make a move on that crush of ours or even apologize for something in the past - if we just sit around not making any kind of decision, that seagull is going to eat us. And then what?!
I guess what I want to say is this: there are going to be good times, and there are going to be hard times. There's also going to be a lot of times when you have absolutely no idea what's happening. Guess what - it's okay. Take each day as it comes, trusting in the One who loved you before you were born. You're on a journey specific to you, so take it all one day at a time, and enjoy it. Reach for the "impossibles," take a chance, and have fun.
Only you can prevent forest fires,
Ellie
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