Oh, How Life’s Pendulum Swings

Well…life’s pendulum swung back when I wasn’t looking and knocked me clean on my ass.

Like a wrecking ball.

It’s funny how one morning I can be dancing in the kitchen with my girl while the October sun streams through the windows and the smell of fresh pumpkin bread fills the air.

And by that night I can be lying awake wide-eyed with worry while my mind races and some fat, warm tears spill down onto my pillow.

But life is like that, isn’t it??

Up and down.

Back and forth.

To and fro.

I thought maybe once I had a happy marriage. Or a stable career. Maybe once I had a chance to stay home with the kids for a while. Or when I was sleeping a full night’s sleep every night.

Maybe then.

But no. Something else inevitably comes along when I least expect it.

Swing.

Whoooooooosh.

And I’m left struggling every moment to find my feet.

One minute I’m up…hair flying back behind, face pointed toward the sun.

And the next I’m hurtling back toward earth clinging frantically to anything that will help me maintain my grip.

Swing.

Whooooooooosh.

This is life.

And oh, how the pendulum swings.

There’s not a lot I can do about it.

Except hold on.

Pray and be thankful on the upswings.

Pray and be faithful on the downswings.

And just hold on as that pendulum swings.

To and fro.