A Mover and Shaker

"Movers and Shakers" from Polly by Steven Kapp Perry:
Only a girl
From a small town,
Somewhere in Shelby, Michigan.

Only a girl
Doing her chores,
Looking out where the fences end.

Only a girl
Hoping there's more;
More than this house,
More than this cow,
More than just Shelby, Michigan.

I'll leave this place
I don't know when,
But someday I must go.
And I will find
Another place
And I will make it home!

Gonna be one of the movers and shakers!
Gonna be one, gonna be one!
Out in the world with the history makers!
Gonna be one, Gonna be one!
Where will I go?
What will I do?
Wonder if dreams like this
Come true?

Dear God, . . . I don't think you would let me feel this way unless there
really was something to it.

There must be something
Waits for me,
But what? I wish I knew.
And somewhere in this great wide world
Is something I can do!

Gonna be one of the movers and shakers!
Gonna be one, gonna be one!
Out in the world with the history makers!
Gonna be one, gonna be one!
Where will I go?
What will I do?
Wonder if dreams like this
Come true?

Another post quoting something else, I know. I haven't seen this play in 11 years, but this particular song has always stuck with me. I remember thinking as I was watching this play as a 12 year old girl, "I want to be a mover and shaker."

I'm in a really good place right now where I can see good things coming and I can't mention my blessings without acknowledging where they come from. It's a fulfillment of the Lord's promise to me that tough things will end and good things will begin if I exercise faith. I'm astounded by how quickly we tend forget to rely on the Lord and how short our view is at times, or how mine was for awhile. All we can see is the barren wasteland He's leading us through, while He sees the oasis just ahead - a place that can only be accessed by the arduous journey there.

In other words, I'm grateful. I am so so grateful. And I couldn't ask for a better early birthday present than this feeling.