Emotional Roots

Roots run deep whether you are discussing nature or those volatile feelings of a human being.

Monday brought the work week but started off with a great turnout for my new book club at the library. (enter relief and excitement)

While at book club, we all “bonded” over viewing the eclipse. (enter curiosity and amazement)

Tuesday held a full day of running errands and doing housework. (enter busyness and exhaustion)

Wednesday eased in with squeals of laughter and joy with my toddlers during story time. (enter happiness and love)

Thursday carried thunderstorms and late night wind that wreaked havoc on our farm trails. (enter fear and worry)

Friday morning awoke with debris covering the horses’ paddocks, near misses to the trailer but our animals were safe. The microburst that stormed a path the night before brought down six large, living poplar trees and left the trails impassable. But we are so grateful that God protected our horses and our trailer which were in the path of destruction. (enter sadness and thankfulness)

Saturday changed plans with prom pictures being moved due to clean up on the farm but it did NOT dampen our emotions as our daughter enjoyed a night she had been looking forward to for a long time. We captured beautiful smiles amidst the cherry trees. (enter nostalgia and anticipation)

One week threw a whirlwind of emotions (pun intended) our way. I won’t lie and say I rolled with it perfectly. I didn’t. However, it reminded me how little we have control over daily circumstances. Life can change in the blink of an eye.

Still processing life day by day. Soil impacts the strength of roots as well as weather patterns and external stress that is added. We mimic nature in that we are affected by what we have learned over time, how we’ve grown, changed and adapted, but can also be uprooted by an unexpected turn of events.

Nature provided a play on words this week as well as an analogy for my current space in time.

A voice spoke truth. Was I listening?