In fact, it’s littered with so much uncertainty it’s really best not to form any preconceived ideas or make too bold of assumptions about what the future holds. Because the truth is… You. have. no. idea.
You will walk through things you never thought you would. You will find yourself in situations for which you absolutely can’t prepare. You will be forced to make hard decisions you never thought you’d have to make. You will make false friends and feel the sting of their ulterior motives. You will be humbled and have your heart broken. You will try and fail and face unexpected consequences and disappointments. You will lose people you love and thought you’d get to keep forever.
But you will also find love and unshakable friends. The right people stay, and the wrong ones will go. You will find grace and forgiveness are the best gifts you can give and receive. You will learn grit grows best in tough times, and trials really are the best teachers. You will find light in dark places and compassion in the eyes of hard faces. You may find your broken heart held together by unexpected hands and mended in ways you can’t really comprehend.
And just as soon as you start to assume you’ve got a solid grip on your life …
It will shift and surprise you all over again.
– Mackenzie Free –
Wife, mother, photographer & current resident of the unassumingly magical town of Steele, Alabama
