{"id":319,"date":"2014-06-26T01:17:17","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T01:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/?p=319"},"modified":"2014-08-12T19:43:37","modified_gmt":"2014-08-12T19:43:37","slug":"worth-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/2014\/06\/26\/worth-wait\/","title":{"rendered":"Worth the Wait"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>O&#8217;Hare Airport: The Ultimate Test of<\/h2>\n<h2>Patience, Part 4<\/h2>\n<p>(Click to read <a title=\"The Scramble\" href=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/2014\/06\/25\/scramble\/\"><span style=\"color: #bc360a;\">Part 1: The Scramble<\/span><\/a>, <a title=\"Cot City\" href=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/2014\/06\/26\/cot-city\/\"><span style=\"color: #bc360a;\">Part 2: Cot City<\/span><\/a>, or <a title=\"Giving Thanks\" href=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/2014\/06\/26\/giving-thanks\/\">Part 3: Giving Thanks<\/a>!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/pelicans-in-tidal-pools.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-322 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/pelicans-in-tidal-pools-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Pelicans in tidal pools at Hilton Head\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/pelicans-in-tidal-pools-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/pelicans-in-tidal-pools-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We made it to Hilton Head, and spent four glorious days in a room overlooking the ocean.\u00a0 When we returned, people asked \u201chow was your trip?\u201d My mind immediately went to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>sunrises over the water,<a href=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/sunrise-over-water.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-324\" src=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/sunrise-over-water-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise over water at Hilton Head\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/sunrise-over-water-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/sunrise-over-water-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>walks on the beach collecting shells,<\/li>\n<li>discovering an old Civil War graveyard,<a href=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/graveyard-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-320\" src=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/graveyard-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"discovering a Civil War graveyard at Hilton Head\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/graveyard-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/graveyard-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>biking down flower-lined streets to a secluded park overlooking the bay,<\/li>\n<li>wandering out to an isolated part of the beach at low tide with friends, finding sand dollars and conch shells inhabited by crabs,<a href=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/nikki-Rich-and-andrew.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-321\" src=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/nikki-Rich-and-andrew-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Gathering shells on the beach with friends at Hilton Head\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/nikki-Rich-and-andrew-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/nikki-Rich-and-andrew-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>eating great seafood at some wonderful restaurants, including low country boil, and some truly wonderful key lime pie, and<\/li>\n<li>strolling through Savannah with my sweetheart.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-323\" src=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/photo-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"strolling through Savannah with my sweetheart\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/photo-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/photo-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/photo-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The \u201cO\u2019Hare experience\u201d was a forgotten nightmare only briefly recalled (just a little PTSD) as we passed through Chicago unimpeded on our way back home. Funny thing, a couple of our new\/old friends from the original flight were on the plane with us back to Chicago. They were all smiles. They had a great time on their golf trip&#8211;36 holes the first day there.<\/p>\n<p>It is amazing how blessings eclipse tough experiences when we let them. We remember what we choose to remember. We remember what we remind ourselves to remember. And what we share with others is either a gift or a downer.<\/p>\n<p>All good things come to those who wait, especially in difficult situations. Being patient is possible when I know that God works all things to good for those who love him and are called according to His purpose. This truth gives me real hope: I can anticipate with joy the good God is doing and will do.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>When did you choose to remember the good during a difficult situation?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-325\" src=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/hopeis-lg.jpg\" alt=\"Hope is anticipating wtih joy the good God is doing\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/hopeis-lg.jpg 750w, https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/hopeis-lg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/hopeis-lg-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>By Lydia Floren<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/hopeis-lg.jpg\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O&#8217;Hare Airport: The Ultimate Test of Patience, Part 4 (Click to read Part 1: The Scramble, Part 2: Cot City, or Part 3: Giving Thanks!) We made it to Hilton Head, and spent four glorious days in a room overlooking the ocean.\u00a0 When we returned, people asked \u201chow was your trip?\u201d My mind immediately went [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37,17,82,24,53,63],"class_list":["post-319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-patience","tag-reminders","tag-stories","tag-thankfulness","tag-trust-in-god","tag-waiting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Worth the Wait - Belovedlove<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We made it to Hilton Head, and spent four glorious days in a room overlooking the ocean. 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