Five Minute Friday - Deep Breath

This has become one of my favorite times of the week.  It is when I link up with Gypsy Mama for a Five-Minute Friday.  It is a few moments every week when I don't worry about what I write, or the spelling, or the words or even the subject.  I just take the prompt and spend five minutes writing.  It is one of the most freeing moments that I get to experience.  I am always surprised and amazed at the things that come out.

Wanna just write? Without wondering if it’s just right or not. You’re welcome to play along. The rules are easy.

1. Write your heart out for five minutes and show us what you’ve got.
2. Tell your readers you’re linking up here and invite them to play along.
3. And most importantly, go visit, read, and encourage the fellow five-minuter who linked up right before you.{I humbly beg you to turn off word verification for the day to make this easier!}

Today's prompt is: Deep Breath

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Trials come into my life like a blow to my belly.  

Unexpected, unwanted, 

Unwelcomed.  

Much like the labor of a woman

As she anticipates 

The moment

When she will

Welcome her new baby

Into the world.

No matter how many times

She has endured, 

She is never, quite ready

For the pain of the waiting.

Yet she holds on,

Takes a deep breath,

and waits for the blessing.

Misfortunes

Come to each of us

As we journey through 

This earthly existence.

Most of the time

We can not plan for them

Or prepare for them.

And like the woman

About to become a mother,

The pain can be difficult to bear.

But I have learned 

That the Bible often says,

It came to pass.

And never says, 

It came to stay.   

We can endure the moment 

If we will just

Take a deep breath

and wait for the blessings.  

Stop