Figure it Out

I had a really busy day planned today… And those plans changed quite quickly. I started my day off by attending a leadership conference at Willow Creek community Church in Barrington. I am the manager of a high-end watch boutique on Michigan Avenue and I intend to continue being a leader in some facet down the road in my uncertain future. So I thought this would be an insightful conference. I was wrong. It wasn’t the conference, or the speakers, it was me. My mind was just trying to attach to any idea that had anything to do with my current situation. I would mentally wander off and take strolls through endless memories of Jessica and I. I feel consumed with her…I know I should and that this is all expected. So I left the conference. It was a good decision:) I did take one thing away from the only speaker I listened to…at an early age, I think it was 11 years old…he was put on a train from Chicago heading to Aspen by his father. His father wanted him to get better at skiing and so he just put him on a train and sent him off. When the boy asked his father what he should do about transportation, food and a roof over his head his father plainly stated “Figure it out”.

That sounds crazy, right? I know it was a different kind of mentality because the speaker was a bit older but that seems so unsafe. It did however make me smile and feel better about my upcoming trip…I know I’m going on this incredibly amazing yet terrifying journey but if an 11 year old can figure it out, then so can I. There are so very many unanswered questions and details that need to be figured out. But I will do exactly that…I will figure it out. I know with God’s guidance and Jessica looking over me that I will be perfectly fine and this just might be the experience of a lifetime. I also had something weighing heavily on my heart and so I prayed to God and He of course made it very clear. I love how easy it is sometimes:) I celebrated by attending a bear game with my father…very good times!