Turn, Turn, Turn

also known as "what my five year old likes to do at almost 10pm"




Actually he does this a lot and today...

Well, today it was all day long. I have at least 4 separate videos of him spinning at various points of the day.

I'm not sure what's going on, but three of four boys were very "out of sorts" (dysregulated) today and the other wasn't far behind.

When he wasn't spinning, he was screaming/hitting/kicking or throwing mud-pies at anyone near him.

I figured you'd enjoy a video of spinning much more than a video of the screaming.

Besides, spinning fits with my real point of this post...

As I watched him spin so much today it reminded me of the book of Ecclesiastes (okay, okay, yes I did first think of the song by the Byrds, but then I opted to look up the scripture in my bible instead of googling "Byrds songs")

Anyway, back to my point:

(Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)

There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven—

A time to give birth and a time to die;

A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.

A time to kill and a time to heal;

A time to tear down and a time to build up.

A time to weep and a time to laugh;

A time to mourn and a time to dance.

A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;

A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.

A time to search and a time to give up as lost;

A time to keep and a time to throw away.

A time to tear apart and a time to sew together;

A time to be silent and a time to speak.

A time to love and a time to hate;

A time for war and a time for peace.

Several of those "times" were fitting for this day and several others (mostly, opposite ones) I hope are fitting for tomorrow.

This passage reminds me that when we are in the depths of despair it is not outside of the hand of our God. When we are jumping for joy on the mountaintops it is not unnoticed by Him. When we are in the muck and the mire of every day life, He is here in the midst, guiding every step.

When things don't go as I plan or aren't in my time frame, I get frustrated. I've at times said things like "Okay God, any time would be good..." to change this or get me out of that or help a certain child meet a certain goal or milestone,etc.

If only I could stay ever mindful that it is ALL in His time. His plan.

It's not all about me. In fact, it's not about me at all.

turn, turn, turn...