Faith Hope and Hell

Today she is 19. Four years ago next week, our journey was about to begin and I had no idea. I think I've written that before in this blog. We had a false sense of security. We didn't know. Again, I've said it before, God didn't want us to know because we would have probably ran. He needed us right where we were as there was a bigger plan. So much bigger than us, we couldn't even begin to imagine it. It unfolded the way He wanted it to, not the way we wanted it to. So many times I heard "Trust Me" in my head. Just a whisper but it was there. I'd just nod and say ok. We are not perfect not in the least but we listened and followed and trusted. Our obligation was til she turned 19. That is today. Our legal obligation ends but we will always love her and celebrate her birthday. I have no way of knowing what the future holds but I know we did our best to show her unconditional love. We did our best to give here a solid foundation she can launch from. We al...

My husband uttered the words to her. "Our journey together is over." He said, "It's now time for you to go and start building your life. Our cozy nest is not helping you grow anymore." Thinking about those words, our journey together... They make me sort of gasp. If you've read this blog, you know, that I see myself sort of standing on a beach looking back at all the years. To this day, I still shake my head and think, did that really happen? And, I can honestly tell you when I say I felt like we were in the twilight zone, looking back, we were in the twilight zone. With that being said, we managed to live. We managed to continue to put one foot in front of the other and go to work, and church, and vacations, and track meets and art shows and we celebrated weddings and birthdays, graduations, scholarships & anniversaries. We laughed and loved. Only by God's grace was that possible for us. But our journey together in our home is over. We both rea...