There are times in life when you think to yourself..."Huh."
Those huh moments come in many forms. Sometimes the are after a massive tragedy or an unexpected complication. Other times they are huhs of joy and elation. In some circumstances, the huh moment may be over something that is trivial, or seems so at the time. but huhs have a funny way of making us think bigger.
I just had a huh moment.
It wasn't after a tragedy or complication. Though I have experienced those. It wasn't because of some incredible joy or a sense of elation. I've had those too. This one wasn't one of those.
I'm typing on a keyboard that has some English keys replaced with Turkish keys, but yet, the keyboard is still laid out in English. There are letters and spacing that I am totally unfamiliar with tat are hiding the key layout I am used to. As a consequence...typing this note has taken WAY longer than I originally anticipated. I keep looking down at the board and thinking, "Waaaaaaiiiiiiiit...that weird o with the two dots over it is hiding the comma...Huh."
Ok. That may not seem horribly profound. It isn't really.
But through huhs I have come to expect the unexpected.
I have been noticing huhs at odd times...
...and this huh made me think of another huh.
I huh-ed when the flat I was staying in got broken into and my camera and computer were stolen. I lost tons of pictures and portions of three chapters of my thesis (yeah yeah, back your stuff up more often, I get it)...but I couldn't help but keep thinking, "Huh...if I hadn't gone to Bible study and then visited with a few friends afterward I might have been home when the break in happened and WHO KNOWS what could have gone down..."
No one was hurt. Only a few tangible items were taken. My finances and passport are still secure.
Huh.
I've begun to realize that, perhaps, these huh moments can be chances to stop and reflect for a moment. To, perhaps, see a Hand at work that is greater than ourselves.
That night, my huh turned to a wow.
Things could have been so much worse. I or someone else could have been harmed. Sure, I lost my stuff. But I can rewrite. I can take more pictures.
Now, back to the Turkish/English/Whateverish keyboard...
I'm sitting here still. Arguing with an inanimate object about which key is which. The keyboard seems to be winning. It is just sitting there. Giving me the silent treatment. Stupid keyboard.
But this huh moment that came as I tap away made me recognize the huh moments elsewhere in my life. Made me realize that I need to stop more often and take in the huhs. They can be opportunities to grow. To look at things from a difference perspective. To see the hand of God at work.
Huh.
