Who is She?

I sat looking down at a piece of paper that had my name on it.
K-A-T-R-I-N-A T-R-E-V-A-T-H-A-N

I looked at it long and hard for a few minutes and started to wonder whose name that was. I know it was mine but who is the woman behind the name written on that paper? My mind began to search and question. It was sort of an odd feeling. I started to think about the walk that this "Katrina" has been on to get to this point in her life as the name written on the paper.

After all this "Katrina" has had several names throughout her walk. There was the little girl named Katrina Marie Byers. Then the young woman that married back in 1996 and became Katrina Marie Crenshaw. Now there is another name that sits on the paper as Katrina Trevathan. The "Katrina" on the paper is a much different person than the one in the past or even her childhood.

My youngest daughter Sara asked me one day "Mommy why do you love butterflies to much?" I told her it is sort of hard to explain so I told her how I love their beautiful colors and how I enjoy them with they flutter all around and that they represent change. She smiled satisfied with my answer and walked away.

After that I started to think about it more. When I think of a butterfly, I think of transformation and changing. I think of grace and eloquence as it flutters in the air. It is interesting to think that a butterfly embraces the changes that are going on in its environment and with its body. It seems to have unwavering acceptance of this transformation. We could say that is faith. The butterfly is trusting, accepting and having faith during its change.

We are all on a long walk of the soul. Encountering endless turns, shifts and conditions that causes us to change into even-finer beings. We do this with Christ as our Savior. Maybe we should remember the butterfly as we watch it flutter by and keep our faith, trusting as we undergo transitions in our lives.

Do you ever wonder about the woman behind the name that is on the paper in front of you?

Y-O-U-R--N-A-M-E

He restores my soul.  He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Psalm 23:3 NIV

 I trust You to lead me in the right paths.  God is in control and I will  try to accept the change with joy. 

Trusting God when we don't understand will bring peace to our lives.

Trust God that He has a good plan for you.  Embrace the unknown as well as you embrace the know because you can be confident God is in control.  He may take you on a route you would not choose, but He has a reason.