Threads of the Tapestry

Have you ever asked yourself what it would look like if your life had taken some other turn, some path that you might have considered taking, years ago?  As I think about each one of my children, I wonder if they are happy with the roads they have chosen.  Are they satisfied?  Are they passionate in their relationships, jobs, career paths, school, hobbies?  Do they feel like they are giving back and contributing?  Are they happy with their story?

I like to think of my life as a tapestry.  Each person and each event (good and bad) that has touched my life is a different color thread running through the tapestry of my life.  When you weave them all together, they make up the story of me.  Have you every turned a tapestry or an embroidered picture over and looked at it from the back?  Sometimes it looks a mess with a bunch of loose threads and knots.  Sometimes you can't even recognize the picture until you turn it back around to the front and look at the whole picture, each color, each thread just where they are supposed to be.

Some people have touched my life just once and there is a tiny bit of their color woven in.  Some have had such an impact on me that their thread runs over and over in my tapestry, their contribution making delicious pops of color throughout.  Some relationships have been broken, but they are mended in a knot on the back.  Those threads run in and out of my tapestry.  But the picture would be missing something if I had not walked out the journey I have chosen.  Colors and patterns would be missing.

As a mom, I  hope that while my children are writing the stories of their lives, the result is a rich tapestry, full of vibrant colors and design.  As I have walked out my life being one who trusts the Lord to order my steps, I can only trust the same for my babies.  And as they make decisions (good or bad), the Lord will weave them into a beautifully woven life that brings them joy and peace.

So don't fret when you think you may have not lived the
life you thought you were meant to live, or made the
choices you should have made.  See how He has made
beauty out of your journey and if you need to make
adjustments to get back on the right path, He will walk with you, adding beautiful threads to your story.

From His Lap,