I’m sitting here in Huntsville, AL safely ensconced in my daughter’s home. I slept a few hours but the medication I took last night is not agreeing with my stomach. I’m letting the prilosec ease the discomfort now while I write. In a few hours, I’ll start hunting for a house to rent.
Although we’ve been planning for this change for awhile, it seems to have happened with breath-taking speed! I’m not sure my brain has caught up with all the events yet.
But we’re here for 5 Minute Friday! Let’s get to it. I looked over the rules again today and will repeat them as they are stated. Looks like I have been fudging a bit.
Rules:
- Write for 5 minutes without editing or second guessing.
- Link to Lisa-Jo Baker’s Five Minute Friday page.
- Visit the person ahead of you and tell her what her words mean to you.
AFTER
GO
I’ve lived through many afters.
After the wedding and after college were only a month apart!
After the miscarriage…a sad moment in time.
After the stillbirth…a dark, crushing loss after such high hopes.
After that first healthy daughter when I thought I would float away forever with joy!
After she slept through the night at six weeks…when I thought I would never sleep through a night again!
After my father’s sudden death…the shock, the loss, the grief that would not go away.
After finding GOD in places I never expected.
After Jamaica where our other two daughters were born and added their own joy to our family.
After the place where I learned so much about life, and people, and values, and friendships. STOP
After unemployment and anger with GOD and not understanding His ways and not understanding His people.
After challenges, churches, changes…
And a GOD who proved sufficient to each need.
And now, after more than one retirement,
After the sale of our home where we have lived for most of 25 years
We are starting over in a new place later this month.
We will have a new Beginning…built on many afters.
All the very best for this new stage in your life – moving is not always the easiest thing. May this be a smooth transition for you. You have a lovely writing style.
thanks fiona. i’m hoping for a smooth transition. reality tells me there will probably be a few rough spots. if i can just find a place to live!
A life time of afters that He has use to mold you and shape you into who you are for His glory is such a beautiful thing. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Huntsville AL is only about 2 hours north of me and is a lovely city.
thanks for visiting amy. yes, those things that happen before the afters:) do shape us a lot don’t they? nice to know you don’t live far away. do you live near b’ham? i’m enjoying my trial move during this long w/e. i think we will like living in this city. the only problem will be that we won’t run into old friends:(
That’s a lot of afters – some good and some bad. I like your summation (as I usually like conclusions!) “After challenges, churches, changes… And a GOD who proved sufficient to each need.” Amen.
I just keep thinking how could I without Him!
Thanks, Jenn
jenn, it is a lot of afters…and i only scratched the surface! it’s so true. without GOD, it would have been impossible.
Glad you made it and hope you find the perfect place for you. Hugs from your family in Kiev!
Dawn, after looking at places all day, not sure i have any better idea of what that place is! i’m wading through all the info now to see if i get some enlightenment. i need wisdom…lots of it! or a new revelation of something different from what i’ve already seen.
thankful for new beginnings… after…
absolutely richelle!
Saying prayers for you.
thanks denise. thanks to my daughter’s groundwork, i think i should be able to find something from the choices she gave me:)