Crate Myrtle Tree

Okay so this is probably my most random post as of yet but I am sure it wont be the last if you know me at all. So today as I was driving to work something slightly colorful caught my eye among all the brown and grey that is winter in Texas and it was the first blooms of a Crate Myrtle Tree (similar to the picture above) - they are really common here in Dallas. I still don't know why it caught my attention or even more why it started my mind racing but it did - I gave up a long time ago trying to figure out how my brain works.

Anyways, when I saw the first bloom of the tree it reminded me of being a kid growing up here in Dallas - may-be that is because our entire backyard fence was lined in with these trees. We had the red ones (which are really the bright pink ones), the white ones, and the pink ones all in my backyard and while they shaded our backyard they also happened to fill our pool with the flowers every time the wind would blow. I realize I know way to much about this little tree but it was just a random fact that my dad shared with me and it has stuck with me. So while seeing the first bloom today did momentarily take me back to my childhood it also reminded me that it is almost spring and with spring always comes lots of new changes and new growth - this is where my mind really started thinking. About how in less than 10 days my roommate will be married and will no longer be my roommate. In less than a month I will move out of my apartment to a now undetermined location - hopefully not Plano aka my dad's house. I return to the Amazon in two months - which I can hardly contain my excitement about my return to Brazil (I will blog more about this one later) Two more races - I am returning to run the OKC 1/2 and then heading up to Seattle in late June for another 1/2 marathon. And these are just the changes that I know about - so part of me is really excited to see what God has in store for this new chapter in my life and then part of me is really scared because I like my life the way it is and I have actually adjusted to it somewhat. But I that is the important part about life is that we don't become to comfortable in our lives in the here and now or else we run the risk of becoming complacent in our lives and not totally depended on Christ. Just think all of this came from a simple little flower.

My prayer for this spring is just to be able to be excited about the here and now and just enjoy each moment as it comes and not over analyze the past or become anxious about the future, whatever that might be. To take on the changes and challenges as they come and not to worry or stress about them because I don't have the control anyways. To try and daily remind myself that I don't have the control and it is not my responsibility to fix everything. And to not become complacent to the things of the world around me.