The Road Not Taken

The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I marked the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference. 

I have always loved this poem by Robert Frost since we studied it in Year 9 English I'm sure literary scholars would be up in arms about my interpretation of this poem. However it fits...

If you have been reading my blog lately you would have noticed that I have been struggling since coming back from Africa. Lots of reverse culture shock and wanting to  be back in the land of giraffes, posho and beautiful brown children....

I am doing OK this week. I don't know what happened exactly but I know that Father God had a lot to do with it. I still have stuff to deal with- stuff to hot to be shared on the world wide web- I don't even really want to try and use code to explain it yet. (I'm sure that day will come) suffice to say it involves a lot of what God wants and not me and making sure that the desires of my heart match His- and guarding my heart so my desires don't become obstacles to the path he has set for me to walk.

I would be lying if I said I didn't wonder about the other path. The path I did not take... the one where I am married with 3 kids and a dog living in the 'burbs and my biggest worry being what are we eating for dinner and what time was Miss Seven's dance lesson?

But I know that by choosing the path less traveled I commit myself to His care. Knowing that I don't walk the road alone and that I am blessed and highly favoured.

SO BLESSED!
-full time job
-cute kids that think I am the best teacher in the world
-wonderful family
-great friends
-Seen Papa on the loose and at work

HIGHLY FAVOURED
-2 healings when I prayed for them (thank you God)
-2 people contacting me and asking me to mentor and pray with them (that rocks!)
-MORE TO COME!