Never imagined that 11 weeks ago today I would be a widow, would be traveling on a road trip with my childhood best friend, my daughter would receive notice of not only be nominated for but also winning a Reagan Sisters of Excellence Award, Ian would score the winning run in the baseball game last night and Michael W. Smith would hug me.
What a day - whoops there I go repeating myself again. Let me just say that it has been an amazing day of hills and valleys, highs and lows, blessings and tears.
Cheryl and I have made this road trip fun. We have stopped whenever and where ever we have felt like it - Casey Jones Museum, Loretta Lynn's house, Natchez Trail State Park. It's been fun. The people at the week-end in Nashville are fun, friendly and kind. We have met folks from Charleston, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Texas and Nebraska. It has been interesting and different but the most amazing thing about all these people is that they are all here with one common purpose - GOD - the love of GOD is everywhere. HIS power and spirit is palpable, it's electrifying and it's AWESOME !!!!!
Bo is also here, everywhere I turn I see memories of him. Cheryl and I brought him here when he was about 4 to Opryland
But, this is a trip of growth, renewal, learning, a spiritual adventure so to speak. I am embracing those memories, welcoming the past, thanking GOD for all the wonderful times my family had together. All of me wishes that D and the kids were here with me so they could enjoy this journey, the spontaneous stops, the music, the civil war tours, the time together as a family. Those days are gone, it is now time for me to find a new way, a new path, a new destiny - but it must be by HIS hands, HIS GPS system, HIS road map and HIS time frame. I am praising GOD for this walk and thanking HIM for this opportunity to learn something new about myself in
the midst of my own personal sufferings.
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