It Will Be

I've been waiting a long time for tomorrow. 

  I haven't exactly been stuck in a tower, but after eighteen years in the same house, I can relate to Rapunzel more than a little. I've grown up here. I've danced and played and painted and laughed. My memories are peppered with sweetness and love. In many ways, I don't want to leave. My tower is safe and soft and comfortable: everything a good home should be. But my dream is calling me, and has been for many years. Almost as long as I can remember, Florida has been my dream. And I have to wonder. Now, after all these years, I'm finally going. Tomorrow. My floating lights are about to rise in the sky. And I do wonder: 

   What if it's not everything I dreamed it would be? 

   I have Flynns everywhere telling me that it will be. I'm so thankful for them, and I'm praying that they're right. The fact remains that I simply won't know until I go. Tomorrow is the moment I'll have to live over forever, leaping out the window into the clear summer's day. That's when my life will begin. 

   I'm sure I'll go back and forth between jubilation and regret, in true Rapunzel fashion. But no matter what, I have several things that Rapunzel didn't (her being a fairytale character and all): a family, a God, and a future. 

   Fortunately I'm not the victim of a magical kidnapping, and my parents are loving and supportive. They're my best Flynns. 

And I'm blessed to know that God loves me too. His love reminds me to have faith and jump, for He'll catch me. Always, I have assurance in Jesus. 

   Finally, Rapunzel got happily every after, an end to her story. I won't live happily ever after (thank goodness. How boring would that be?!) but I will live interestingly ever after. I'll have ups and downs, trials and journeys, joys and sorrows. I will continue. 

Life will go on. I'll wait, listen, and dream to go wherever God directs. 

My new dream is to live with joy.

My new dream is to fear less. 

My new dream is to grow in faith. 

My new dream is to  

L I V E     E A C H    D A Y    W I T H   L O V E,    T R U S T I N G    G O D.

Then, someday I will stand and say You were my new dream. And always will be. 

For now, I hope to thrive in this moment, however long it lasts. I've been showered with blessings, swirling all around me. I cannot wait to see what varieties of lights God brings into my life over the course of the next four years, and I am anxious to find and follow the path He has for me. 

"But the LORD stood with me and strengthened me." 2 Timothy 4:17 

And so, goodnight. Tomorrow is finally here.