the way we become

i don't know who authored this in terms of giving credit, but i found it in the spring issue of magnolia magazine (published by chip & joanna gaines) while waiting in the dentist office.

the timing was perfect because i had just been laid off for a second time in two years and was racing to get in to have my teeth cleaned before my health insurance ran out.  but because of the layoff i found a new job that i completely love that is like heaven on earth!   

i hope this encourages you as well...

the way we become

"we can't always see our own formation when it's taking place--we're clay on life's wheel, unable to predict the forces that will shape us.  but time does always tell.  then we are able to look back and see how the demanding moments and shattering seasons were stretching and softening us.  how the moment when everything collapsed wasn't actually the end but, in fact, signaled a new beginning.  that the strongest parts of our foundation--the pieces that hold us together--are thanks to the force of the wheel.  and we have become who we are because of it."