The Climb

I was asked not long ago what I wanted to of life. A big question I thought to have to try and answer on the spot like that. I have really been thinking alot about that lately. What do I really want?? I have most of everything I want minus my beach house. I have a husband that loves me dearly, children that are my heart and are good kids, a dog that give me lots of love, a mom that has been there anytime I need her and taught me so much,a brother and sisters that always have my back. Some life time friends that I know will always be there no matter how much time goes by, some friends for the now that make things fun as I go through, I have a house to live in, a car to drive, clothes to wear, bills I can pay, and most of all a GOD that loves me more than I will ever know. So what more can I want in life?


I think it is time I enjoy the climb of life and not just being on the other side. I have realized that if I don't enjoy the climb how do I know to enjoy the other side of it. Everyday is a new day. With new things in it. There is 'a time' for everything and for me it is time to enjoy the climb.




THE CLIMB


I can almost see it
That dream I am dreaming
But there's a voice inside my head saying
"You'll never reach it"

Every step I'm taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking

But I gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb

The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But no, I'm not breaking

I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep going

And I, I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on

'Cause there's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Somebody's gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!

Keep on moving, keep climbing
Keep the faith, baby
It's all about, it's all about the climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, whoa

Time

Passage Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Ecclesiastes 3
A Time for Everything

1 For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. 2 A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest. 3 A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up. 4 A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance. 5 A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away. 6 A time to search and a time to quit searching. A time to keep and a time to throw away. 7 A time to tear and a time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak. 8 A time to love and a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace.




The Bible says for everything there is a 'time'. I have just been amazed lately in how fast time can change. One minute I'm cheering at a baseball game-----the next trying to be strong for my mom who is telling me she has cancer. One minute I'm sitting at my computer-----the next going to the hospital for a friend that is having emergency surgery. One minute I'm getting students ready to leave lunch-----the next we are sitting in the hallways in our tornado position. There has been so much lately to make me stop and say "WOW".

I have also stopped and asked myself lately"What have I done with my time?" It is a big question to answer. Some I like and some I don't. There is a time for eveything----What am I doing with mine????