Someone
I wonder about the future of my children sometimes. One is 19 and has been out of High School about a year and a half. The other is 18 and will graduate next May. Right now they are trying to find their way into the world of relationships, work, and college. They don’t know how their lives will progress, what breaks will come their way and what tragedies. There is much uncertainty for both of them and I can sometimes feel it in the conversations we have. It’s not an overt uncertainty, but rather a constant presence in their plan-making, and in their articulation of dreams and hopes. I wish I could foresee the future for them, to direct them, to warn them, and to encourage them.
I had a conversation with my sister yesterday on the phone. We don’t talk nearly as much as we should. During the conversation, though, she began to talk about how “Someone” has been watching out for her over the years. How she came to be my adopted sister is a story of tragedy I won’t go into today, but she has had many obstacles to overcome. Now she is positive and upbeat. She talked about how one job prepared her for another job, which opened the doors for her current job which she likes and does well. As a teenager she couldn’t have foreseen the circuitous route she would take in life. She couldn’t have predicted the problems or the people that would help her along the way. She couldn’t have known how the “Someone” would watch over her and open doors for her.
My path out of High School took a completely different direction than my sister’s, but there are a great number of similarities–tragedies, problems, shattered dreams, new hopes, starts and restarts, encouraging voices, and “Someone” to watch over it all in a way that I could not. Sometimes I’m afraid for my boys because I want to protect them from the heartache I know they will experience along their way, but I know I can’t do that. What I can do, though, is be a voice of encouragement and hope and remind them that no matter how lost or found they become, “Someone” cares and is continually there to guide their path and open doors.
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