Growing up....

Why is pain so much a part of growing?  I know we all have "growing pains"....but this is different.  I mean growing as in healing from hurt, taking it on the chin and getting back up to face adversity, being let down...again, and having tough-but-needed conversations.  I can't possibly name all of the situations---nor do I want to---but do you ever feel like sometimes things happen at the most unique times in life?  When I think back to the times I've been in the valley---I can now look back and realize how crucial those times were to molding me into the woman I am today....shaping my opinions....building my character.....and on and on.  

As I'm reading what I just wrote---I want you to be sure and know that I don't mean all of this in a negative way.  It's kinda like taking your vitamins....or like nasty tasting medicine as a child....you know it's good for you.  Some people embrace change and others enjoy being settled, but either way, sometimes we are forced into adjusting....and sometimes that is uncomfortable.  

I am thankful that God is continuing to teach me life lessons.....and speak in challenging times of uncertainty.  When I say that I believe God is the Most Creative One....I am usually talking about music or art.....but I also believe that he is just as (or more) artistic in the way that he shapes our lives through the process of pain and healing.  How beautiful was the the last conversation you had with someone who really understood you?  How restoring is a breathtaking sunrise?.....or an orange canvas sky at dusk?  There is color in the broken....and beauty through the pain.  I am sure of it.