to belong.

do you ever sense the divine ordinance of a moment? i do.

this moment, for example. i sit in jared's parents living room, jared sleeping soundly (rather drugged up) after an afternoon of wisdom teeth removal. he's lying on the couch, i sit next to him and his hand rests in my lap. i belong here.

this morning, i sat in the waiting room working through a day of beth moore's a woman's heart: God's dwelling place - an in-depth study of the old testament tabernacle. she pointed my eyes to verse after verse of God's provision for his people, namely the Levites, those who were consecrated to the service of His tabernacle. He never failed to provide for them - mostly through the generosity of their community. God always takes care of those He has called to his service,which is each of us, .and He is so fond of providing through His children. i crave, and am discovering, this community. i belong there.

this weekend, i sat at blue baker with jenn and lindsay. we shared, laughed, felt deeply. we celebrated what has been, rejoiced over the present, and grew joyfully wide-eyed at what is to come. i belong there.

there are so many more of these moments.
reading red moon rising.
listening to ross king and eisley.
dancing. coffee. kissing. writing. cooking. loving.
playing apples to apples.
taking pictures, having pictures taken.
living.

sometimes the concept of "life" is just more clear than normal. praise God for those moments.

and how fascinating to think that this is not the end. that though i feel these are places where i belong - not even they are my home or satisifaction. but someday glory will ultimately overcome my depravity and i will see my Savior face to face. and above all, no questions asked - i belong there.