Several weeks ago I invited you into my mess.
Rather than unveiling a beautiful site, we’re doing this renovation, right out there in front of everyone.
Kind of messy, insulation falling down. Not really comfortable, but that’s okay. But, stuff is happening. And I’d love your input!
Years ago, a woman in our church, just a few years older than me began a battle with breast cancer. I admired her so much because rather than waiting until the battle was done, she invited our church family into her journey.
She was honest with the pain. Honest with her fear. Vulnerable even.
Now breast cancer’s not an easy one to hide. You lose your hair. You feel terrible. You need help. But I’ve seen plenty of people facing crisis just kind of pretend that everything’s fine.
Or they spout Romans 8:28 platitudes. Or they “trust in God’s plans,” rather than saying, “This really stinks.”
I’ll admit, there are time when I have had a really stinky week. And when someone asks how I’m doing, I answer, “Great!”
I’ve asked myself why I do this.
A Wendy’s is directly on our route from home to school. And one day we noticed construction equipment parked in the lot. And the next day we noticed a sign that said “Wendy’s is Renovating.”
But over the next few days, it looked like much more than a renovation. It looked like a demolition.
And I had to laugh.
Sometimes we think what we need is a renovation, but what we really need is a demolition.
So, I’ve got this fancy self-hosted WordPress site now. But it feels like I’ve moved into this unfamiliar house.
I feel a bit like I did when we left Charlottesville three years ago. We loaded the Penske truck,
gave our last hugs,
tossed the dog in the van.
and headed down the road.
And now I’ve moved into a great big unfamiliar WordPress house.