When I woke up today, I knew where I was...at home...warm in my bed...while snow covered everything outside! It is beautiful, especially since I don't have to go anywhere. Everyone is advising against travel. I will go out in a bit and measure the snowfall. It is still coming down and doesn't look like it wants to stop any time soon. It has been a long time since I have seen this much snow at one time. As long as it stays cold, we will have a white Christmas!
I was thinking about my perception of my past. When I go to Celebrate Recovery and listen to other people's stories, I am sometimes reminded of things that I have been through in my life. It is strange because sometimes it seems that they are things that I have forgotten about. Memories come back and I realize how much God has been caring for me my whole life. Even when I wasn't walking as closely with Him as I am now, He was still there. It makes me think of the Footprints poem - I didn't know it, but He was carrying me! My first husband was not a very good person. He had some good qualities. He could be very generous, but only with certain people and only if he made the decision to be generous. He expected me to put up with many inconveniences - even though we could have afforded better. We lived for years in a mobile home that was in pretty rough shape. We talked about buying a nice double-wide, but he didn't want to spend the money on the land or the hou
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