Patience is a Virtue

I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. 

I'm also convinced that God places events and people in our lives at exactly the right moments when we need them - making the "when it happened" just as significant as the "what happened."

Although the above statements are straight from me, over the past few months my belief in them has been tested.  There have been times I've questioned my true calling, my passions, my "roles" I'm supposed to be in this world...you get the picture.  Things I'd been looking forward to weren't happening as I had hoped, and I was becoming overly anxious and stressed.

During this time of questioning I completed a 9-week course through my church called 'CORE' and was surprised by the outcome.  I learned so much about myself, my faith...It even dawned on me that I may not hold the control switch to my life as much as I would like to think I do.  Newsflash to Abbie:  God has his own plan. He isn't a vending machine waiting to grant prayer requests.

Finally after months of hoping, I did recently learn that I have the honor to teach yoga again on a regular basis.  While this is something I've been yearning for months, the fact that I had to be patient and trust things would work out makes it more special. Looking back from an outside perspective, I now realize I needed that time off to do some "soul searching" if you will; I needed to fulfill my role as a working mom first, and grasp what that fully meant before I added another responsibility.  

Sure, there will be more times that my faith is tested and I may not be so positive in my outlook on things...but my goals for conquering those times are as followed:  First, I'll need to just suck it up and relax;  Then second,  remember all of my current blessings and take life one day at a time.  I mean, what's the rush -right!?  I have many days ahead to look forward to :)