Found Art, A Reflection

Occasionally I make a stop over at Shauna Niequist's blog to check out what she's writing since I loved her book, Cold Tangerines. About a month ago she had a list of what she had been reading. On that list was Found Art by Leeana Tankersley. Leeana married a Navy Seal and moved with him from San Diego to Bahrain, and then wrote what she learned about God, herself, and the world along the way. Shauna sent me a copy and now I am doing my part and letting you all know about it.

This book was nothing if not interesting. I read it rather quickly once I actually found time to pick it up and I couldn't wait to read the next chapter and find out what happened in Leeana's life. However, I was kind of disappointed at the end. The book is non-fiction so that means that there is really no end to the story. I want to know what happens in this woman's life all the way up to the very end, but she is still living her life. There wasn't a clear conclusion and it bothers me. Not because I think its a poor way to end a book but because I like things to be cut and dried. I want to finish a book and not be left with so many questions. I want to know what happens to Leeana, but the truth is that Leeana doesn't know what happens to Leeana in the end because she hasn't lived it yet.

And that is really how I approach my life at times too. I want to know everything in advance. I like to plan and I hat not knowing what comes next. There seems to be this theme in my life right now--of not knowing what comes next. At some point I've got to figure out what God is trying to show me in the everyday. Thanks to Leeana for writing something that got inside of me and reminded me that there is a purpose to every season in life.