Passing the time with a photo blog

So far this week my soldier's flight home has been pushed back 7 times and quite frankly that is enough to make anyone lose faith or hope or whatever in the world you want to call it. He was on one of the original flights booked and yet somehow, that particular flight has managed to fall to the LAST flight home now. It is hard to keep smiling and push forward, but what choice does one have really? Well, I decided to make a photo blog while I wait because the only place I feel happy is behind the camera. The world is so much simpler there, and pretty details jump out at you that most people miss in the rush of day to day life.

To start, above you will see my favorite flower, well aside from the Texas Bluebonnet. This is one of my beautiful yellow roses that is in bloom. There is nothing more delicate, yet like me she has thorns to prevent anyone from picking her. Right now, I feel a lot like this rose..withering daily and yet strong in my stance against the elements.

The bluebonnets to the right are growing strong this year after waiting patiently for 2 years for the seed to take in. I was so happy to see them show up! I spent $100 on the seed for my birthday and was SURE they weren't ever going to grow. This year though, we had the PERFECT weather set up and I got some beautiful late birthday gifts. They were well worth the wait, just like my husband's flight will be! (Repeat as often as needed...) Sometimes it is hard to wait...

Day to day, I see beautiful things in the world and often they are things that weren't beautiful to begin with. They required patience and love and understanding to become beautiful. This deployment was supposed to be over already for us. We have given it our all and still it drags on, but in the end, I trust that God will nurture our souls to help rebuild our faith and walk with us as we seek the determination to push through these set backs. After all, set backs are nothing more than the storms to the flowers. If they can hang in there and withstand wind, rain, and hail to become one of the crowning jewels of Texas, then my soldier and I can withstand a few delays.