Hope for the future

It's the end of July / beginning of August.
It's the time of year when, no matter where I've been, there's been uncertainty.
It's usually at this point, when I was a public school teacher, bank accounts would be running low and the first pay check for the next school year was about to be delayed by an extra week or two.

A year ago, we were unsure about whether I'd be gainfully employed or collecting unemployment. In the end, I found employment earning about the same as I might have if unemployed, but with health benefits.

Now we're at a crossroads for job opportunities. Both my wife & I have applied for some opportunities that would either increase income, increase time at home, or even both. Both of us are on edge about the prospects of change.

I've bounced thoughts around my head regarding what life would be like given the different potential changes and whether or not I could even enjoy them. I've thought a lot about "what do *really want* to be doing?" I've questioned how my job skills and talents should best be utilized; knowing that one person's "strength" is another's "weakness."

Then, I went for a walk and was reminded...

Life is not just about hope for tomorrow, but it's about experiencing joy in the gifts of the present. (Insert piles of applicable scripture, inspirational quotes, and other advice here.)