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Welcome to my blog. More nights than not I am up well past the midnight hour. Burning the midnight oil, some might say. I believe it is because I enjoy the "me time". The hubby and the grandson are in bed, the phone is not ringing, I don't have to stop what I am doing to take care of something or someone else. I can watch what I want on TV or not at all if I want. I can turn the volume down or mute it if I want! It's all about me.....and usually God.

It's usually me and Facebook, until all my friends say goodnight and sign off, then it's me and God. We have these talks and He usually shows me something profound.Usually I am amazed at why I never "got it" before. At that very second, I have an "aha" moment, then find somewhere to record it, whether it be on a blog (I've started a few) or journal, (started even more of those), write it in my bible, which has many profound "ahas", or just write it on a piece of paper,that gets put aside and then years later is found to be read again...at just the right moment! An "aha" moment. It all comes full circle. Just like life.

Did you ever notice how people come into your lives at just the right time? Then you go years without seeing or talking to them, then poof, one day you run into them again and you pick up just where you left off. That's how God is. Even though we are not always faithful and loyal to him, He never leaves us. We may not always be thinking of Him or even include Him into our day, but He is always there for us when we call on Him.

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Out with the old....


 The year 2012 was a life-changing year, to say the least. First off, My children's father, my ex-husband, unexpectedly died in his sleep at the young age of 61. It was heartbreaking to watch my children go through this and mourn their father. I was also so proud of how my son, the youngest of the kids, stepped up and took care of the arrangements and business at hand. His dad would have been very proud.  It also had a very unexpected and  profound effect on me. Of course he was my children's father and we were childhood sweethearts, but I didn't expect it to be so gut wrenching.  It hurt a lot, a whole lot when he died. We were suppose to grow old together...so I just assumed we would grow old apart, too!

 Nine months later my Mom went to Heaven. Talk about tearing my heart out! I lost my best friend! My confidant! My shoulder to cry on! My rock! What the heck am I going to do now? I don't know how to go on. I just want her back! I don't see how God could need her more than I do!

 And if that wasn't enough to turn my world upside down,  my dog, Lady, followed Mom to heaven! For Heaven's sake. What is God thinking? He is taking people, and my dog, and my birds that flew away I have had for 7 years! Am I going to be stripped of everything I love? I don't dare ask, "What next"?

Then to beat all, my son hit a milestone and turned thirty! Thirty!!! My baby boy is Thirty! He is such a wonderful man, and I am really proud of who he is. I hope he knows this.

We have a new dog. He will never fill the place of Lady, but we will love him.  Nick wanted a  Chihuahua ( I had to copy and paste it to spell it correctly!), so I had gotten him one for Christmas. He named him "Cowboy", I nicknamed him, "Sir Shizalot", the name is self explanatory!

  My eldest daughter and her youngest son moved in with us in October of last year. That has been a big change for all of us. I think we are all finally adjusting. It doesn't matter how much family loves each other, it is still an adjustment when you live under the same roof!
 Enough said!

 Now I am  packing and cleaning Mom's house. It is no longer the same. It's sad that when I go there  it's not like she had it. I wish we could have just left it the way she had it forever.

I am hoping in spite of, and with all the changes,  things will look up. I expect a bright future. For God has made a promise. Jer. 29:11 and I am going to hold Him to it! 
Posted by Donna Askew at 11:57 AM

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