Andi’s Be Inspired! Blog

This past weekend the weather here in NC was breathtaking and in order not to miss out on said beautifulness,  I went up to the lake for some fresh air.  Saturday night we had a great dinner and a great fire out on the beach and then Sunday morning I got up and spent some time just being still beside the lake.  Andi 101 will teach you that I’m not the kind of person who likes to stand still or sit still or lay still or think still; I’m always moving. For me, to sit in a canoe (as it was on shore) and watch the waves and the birds and listen to all of the sounds combine into this beautiful symphony, it takes a clear effort. I sat and let God remind me that sitting and being still is one way to experience him a little more. From my safe seat inside the canoe I could see the sun reflected from the water onto the surrounding Pine trees, my own personal light show in the cool of the day. 

Later in the day, we took the canoe out and paddled around for a few hours in and out of nooks and points in the lake.  We got out and had an adventure at one of the points where we found road signs and a sink and some picnic tables. We climbed some trees and dangled our feet over the water, dug up things as if we were looking for buried treasure, it was a great afternoon As we were paddling back, I came up with picture analogy that was super neat. David (my amazing boyfriend) was paddling from the back and I was up front. I tried to start pointing us in a direction and realized that it was tougher than I was expecting. David said something to the effect of “Don’t worry, my job is to direct us, you keep us moving forward”. In that instant I got this picture of how relationships work in regards to canoeing.  His job is to direct and point the family in the right direction, if he doesn’t than they end up way off course. Her job is to add fuel to his direction and keep the momentum going in the family; to support where he’s headed and help make it happen.  I’m still thinking about how to further or tweek the anaology so feel free to add to it

All in all, the weekend was great, I am loving how God loves on me and directs me and reminds me that his ways are greater than mine and his plan and timing are perfect.

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