What's Next?

The subtlety of movement in life is a thing of beauty. Just when you believe that you have a handle on where you are going and what will happen next, life brings you unexpected turns. I am just now beginning to fully understand that the more I think I have life figured out, the more I realize I don't have a clue.

When I graduated from college, started what I thought was the pursuit of a career, and got married, I thought I had a clear vision of what was to come next. I couldn't have been more misguided. Ever since the first significant twist in my life, I have come to realize that life is full of winding roads that connect in a mysterious pattern that may be visible from space, but continue to leave me with a sense of following roads less traveled. The answer to one of the trivia questions on "Cash Cab", the unique Discovery Channel game show that takes place in a taxi cab in New York City, was that the logo painted on the roofs of buildings that can be identified from space is the Target logo. After I heard the answer, I realized that from the road I am traveling, I never see the image on the roofs of those buildings I pass by. From heaven, it is all visible.

I believe that my life follows a similar pattern. The road that I am traveling seems isolated and remote, and yet from heaven, it is all very clear. So, while I am waiting to see what the next turn in the road brings, with a different view, it is all very clear. Oh that I might know what is next!