'Tis the Season'

I know Christmas is over. However, it's not the holiday season I'm referring to, it's the seasons of life. Tis means "it is."

The other day, I attended a Christmas Party for the musician's and their wives at the home of our church's music pastor. My friend, Adrian Lindsey, wife of minstrel and producer extraordinaire, Aaron Lindsey, www.aaronlindsey.com said something in one of the many conversations we musicians' wives had. She began to share something someone spoke to her years ago. They said, "Don't despise the season that you're in." She was relating to the challenges of finding adequate childcare so she can travel with her hubby. I immediately said to Dree, "I'm going to blog on that."

There were MANY seasons in my tenure as a musician's wife, if I must be honest with you, that I downright hated.

For instance, tours...which equated to extended periods of time away from home. I didn't enjoy being a married-single mom. The sporadic income; I'm a very methodical person so to be paid "per performance" was difficult for me to count on. Rehearsal after rehearsal after rehearsal. Attending different churches, and did I mention tours...I know I did because that was the most difficult portion of this lifestyle for me. Literally for weeks on in you are parenting alone, and with small children that season is so easy to despise. Not to mention not having Marvin around to do life with day in and day out. I would really miss him!

Even in all of the challenges this industry has, I can say that I am a better woman because of those seasons of my life. I've learned firsthand how faithful God is. He is my provider. He sent me the right people at the right time to help me with my girls when they were younger. I decided to change churches so we could attend as a family which was a divine move of God for us. While Marvin was gone for extended periods of time, my relationship with Jesus grew deeper. I was able to take my "wife hat" off and concentrate on the things of God. What better person to bond with and spend more time in their presence than Jesus. He is the only One that can help you navigate through the rough seasons and not lose yourself or your mind.

During those times, my favorite scriptures were, Galatians 6:9, "Be not weary in well doing, for in due season, you shall reap if you faint not", and Psalms 27:13, "I had fainted unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living."

After many years, I am reaping in my "due season". Oh, I wanted to faint many times. However, the Lord reminded me if I wanted to reap in due season, I had to lean on Him to get me through my current season.

Now, my children are teenagers and love the Lord with all their hearts. Our income is consistent which takes the "have to" out of traveling and doing tours. We are both on staff at a church that supports us and our ministries.

Are there more 'Tis the Season's' for me? You bet! However, I know that first, it's just a season and it too shall pass. Secondly, I'm not in it alone because Jesus promises to never leave me nor forsake me and thirdly, as long as the earth remains their shall be seedtime and harvest. For the seasons I sow in tears, I shall reap in joy.

Embrace where you are on the way to where you're going.