Waiting.......

I dearly love this type of fish. The seem to almost glow underwater. You can just get a hint of the seemingly iridescent yellow along their dorsal and caudal fins. It is an Arabian Butterfly fish. There are only a few places on the planet that have them; I feel so privileged to have had the opportunity to swim with them. The wrasse behind it was also spectacular.

We had an awesome weekend. But...when we got home, Munchkin #2 had a tummy bug for about 24 hours. I think I am now fighting that same tummy bug, but at least I only have half the symptoms. I hate sitting around waiting for the tummy bug to finish its course.

I hate waiting, the vast majority of the time. Sometimes, waiting is relaxing. For instance, when I am waiting on munchkins and I can sit quietly and read the paper, maybe even enjoy a coffee. But, the rest of the time, I really dislike it.

It is so hard to plan, to go on about life, when one is waiting on others' decisions. Decisions that will affect everyone/everything around you. I try to keep going. I serve/volunteer. I do stuff for my family. I keep moving. I have days, like this past weekend, that I really enjoy being an expat. And then, I have days where I really just want to see the trees, smell the rain and be home.

I just have to keep reminding myself that, ultimately, I am not in charge. I may want to be in charge, but I'm not. So....I just keep moving.

Peace.