Parking Spaces

I woke up this morning to an analogy about life...but that it got interrupted by an eight year old and a four year old.  Two of my kids came into my room this morning and wanted to cuddle.  As much as I hate to 'wake up' this is by the far the best way to do it.  As I laid in bed with Ben, Katie, Mike and our cat I realized a few things...okay many things.  First, I am loved.  I am loved by these people I am lucky enough to call my family.  I then realized they love because I first loved them....and God first loved me.  I realized I a have been given the ability to love others in ways I do not even comprehend.  Then the analogy hit me like a ton of bricks.

On this road we call life we are given many choices.  A choice to drive in traffic, hitting the accelerator then hitting the brakes.  A choice to drive the in the fast lane or the slow lane.  A choice to take the scenic route or the back roads.  We are given the choice to stop and pull over in our own parking space, made only for us.  I am not sure what this all really means in my life right at the moment, but I can promise that I am ready for the journey.  So today, my journey begins.  I do not know where I am going, by which road I will take, but I do know that in the end, I will choose the parking space made just for me.

Now, back to this love thing.  I do not have all the answers, in fact, I have very few.  I do know my strengths and my weaknesses.  I know God gave them to me and asks that I use them for him.  So, with the ability to love only he can give me, I promise today to be an Ambassador of Love.  I promise to love when it seems like the hardest thing to do in the world.  I promise to accept life as it comes, learn from it and Love.  Love with unfailing intensity, love without being taken advantage of.  I promise to Love in all that I do.  For in the end, Love is all we have.

So here starts the journey.....I am on the road headed down a street called LOVE Ave.