Yellow Light

Have you ever been at a stoplight when it turned yellow? I sometimes wonder if people have forgotten what yellow means. I distinctly remember playing red light green light. Red means stop and green means go and yellow...that means slow down. I wonder what people think now. Yellow means punch it or you will have to wait a few minutes. Yellow means I hope I make it at least half way through before the oncoming traffic turns green. Or, I am going too fast, can't stop now.
I think yellow means please slow down, be careful and be patient.
I think people approach yellow lights in their life the same way. God puts a big yellow light, wanting us to slow down, think and be very careful. We however, don't see it as a warning for caution, but as a big fat excuse to shove down on the accelerator. I think we are a generation who wants everything now. Get rich quick, lose weight fast, download a movie in 10 seconds. But the thing is, going fast all of the time is not good for you. Decisions don't have to happen right away.

I find that when I feel the most rushed is when I should slow the most.

But the world keeps going right on by when I stop. Sometimes it takes everything I have to not holler wait and race back to it. But when I stop, ignore the rest and enjoy myself it is the best.
Although I do have great hopes and dreams for Mercy, I know that I have to enjoy her right now. Even if she is already way behind in development this is as close to "regular" as she will be. Right now she is just another helpless newborn. And even if there is a big green light telling me to speed through this intersection, I think its time for all my kiddos to take a walk with me instead. So we can enjoy the scenery together.

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