New Beginnings, New Reflections
July 20, 2021

     Reflections.  Reflections!  I am in the early stages of beginning to go public. My husband sees the need.  My son is encouraging it to a great degree. And my daughter praises it. I myself feel ready, but hesitant.  I am, after all, a fairly new bride—married under a year.  And by Biblical mandates, that means focus on my marriage in a particular way. Keep my feet on home base at least till our first year is up.

    What gives constant voice to me right now is focusing on my home:  decorating my home with my own personality in mind, considering yard décor, getting some new home-based routines in order.  My husband is facing a new job promotion, with added responsibilies.  I am positioned in a new church, with fresh ministry callings, and new relationships. But old relationships still beckon me not to neglect them. They are, after all, foundational.  Home needs can seem secondary to temple needs. The lines between home and temple blur.

     I am learning a new level of problem solving.  It’s becoming of paramount importance that I journal.  Paramount. That I begin turning up the lamplight in the wee hours of the morning meetings with God.  And that I accept a new role of homemaker and helpmate to a new husband.  I truly want to rise to the occasion.

     But the ground rules differ from those in my history.  I feel unsure of the dance steps.  Yet I feel absolutely persuaded that I’ve been called here by heavenly design—that a divine Master plan is in place behind the scenes.  And that my Maker deems me to be ready for the challenge. So dance I shall, even if it means tripping over my own feet on occasion.  The Dance Master is a very capable Teacher!