I have come to believe that there are seasons for most things in this blessed, messy mystery called Life. And not all of them are easy.
There's no shame in acknowledging our struggles, or in changing the way we experience things in different moments of our lives. There are seasons of belonging and seasons of deep loneliness. There are seasons of firm clarity and certainty and there are seasons of severe confusion, exhaustion and unknowing.
In this life, this reality.. There are seasons and they are cyclical. Good times and hard times interchange. Moments of stress dance with moments of indescribable beauty. We are breaking apart and rebuilding ourselves stronger through these seasons and changes. We are being continuously remade and sometimes, in the process, we come undone. It's painful and it's beautiful. It is lonely and it provides solace. It's sobering and it's restorative.
And here you are, right now, in another changing season of your life. Maybe you're in pain. You might be overwhelmed and a little lost, but you're also growing. And you know what else? You're beautiful and you're loved. Even right now. Even when it sucks. Even when things feel dark and unfamiliar, there is grace, as there is an every season.
So if you're currently mired in the part of the season where grief abounds and hope feels in short supply, I am here to gently remind you that the feelings and struggles you are processing are valid, yes, but they are also temporary. Feel them. And know that you are loved and full of light, even on the darkest night; even in your fear or your despair. Even right now as you read this sentence.
More loved, dare I say, than you could possibly imagine.
