Such is Perhaps

I've come to the conclusion that love and lifeare a fine mingling of disappointment and delight! Torrential down-pours to and from Pennsylvania hampered/dampened what would have been even more spectacular views,on our weekend getaway to attend our nephew's wedding! Dodging the timing of the wipers to capture the *perfect shot became a bit of a game...*(I quickly gave up on 'perfect' and simply hoped for a few unblurry shots)😅 But Saturday was less wet than forecasted so we didn't get drenched in the morning while doing touristy things nor in the afternoon did guests get drenched. The wedding was beautiful! This beautiful couple have already been through some deeply refining disappointmentsrequiring dream-rearranging...(shot blurred for privacy sake) Weather-disappointments are a part of life and overallrather small on the scale of disappointments!And God's handiwork is stunning, even in the rain!(both literally and metaphorically) Sometimes dreams don't turn out how we imagine/anticipate!But if we place our dreams into God's hands perhaps, no, surely He will use the disappointmentto deepen our awareness and appreciation forthe myriad of mercies we are showered with daily! Dreamworlds collapse; Such is ‘perhaps’…perhaps life’s bitter-sweetest meansOf teaching us to hope and trustIn more than destiny of dreams Perhaps to help us hone the heartTo kinder, meeker give-and-takeBecause we know the stinging smartThat ‘perhaps’ can leave in its wake ...to make us more aware of howWe wield the onus of repliesWhere perhaps ‘perhaps’ is the ‘wow’Still wearing broken-dream disguise ...while we weather warpaths of wishVexed by detours, potholes, barred gatesPerhaps we should remember this; Perhaps something far better waits © Janet Martin Life's disappointments develop and testthe mettle of our character.Everyone is hunky-dory when life goes the way we like, right?When it doesn't...ah! what then?! 1 Thess.5:18...in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. A lot of our deepest disappointments are only fully witnessedby He who truly loves and cares!Thank-you, faithful Heavenly Father🙏