That is the word that comes to mind when I think of this military life… There are seasons of deployments… Seasons of moving… Seasons of new… Seasons of old.. Seasons of lonely… Seasons of promotions… Seasons of I do not want to do another move….(I know life is seasons, for non military families too).

I have been doing this military spouse thing for 15 years… Most days I love this life other times I hate it because sometimes certain seasons can come with 10 minutes notice (If you are a military spouse I think I heard an amen). I have sat with other military wives as we are sitting in the season of being a “single parent” while our husbands are in their season of deployment, talking about the season of when they are home…

I am in the season of 7 months here and just kind of getting a groove. This season of being in a new place is always a lot of emotions right? Like ok Lord you called us here, why? Sometimes I peak into the last season of where we lived and think to myself that was the best season… My husband says to me you always say that… There are seasons when you realize God put people in your life there to help you… It is ok if that season has changed and it looks different…Like winter in Florida verse winter in Kansas… Same season different views on it…. Are you in a season right now? Maybe a hard season.. a happy season.. an unknown season..

King Solomon talks about there being a time for everything in Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8…”a time to plant and a time to pluck up what is planted….a time to mourn a time to dance…a time to speak..” (go read it all. I just chose a few lines) A lot of times we focus on the season and forget that it all comes in waves… God wants you to focus on him and not on the season and to understand HE is there through it all….

Seasons… They are the best and the worst for us mere humans… But God uses it all for growth…. Use this season you are in right now to focus on God and what he has for you in this moment.