Saturday, July 2, 2011

New Chapters

15 years ago TODAY I packed up my car and drove south to Atlanta to live.  I was full of hope & anticipation and looking forward to a beginning a new chapter in my life.  I had no idea what was ahead of me...

10 years ago I stepped into BPBC for the very first time.  A friend invited my Hubby & I to a special July 4th service.  At the time I was pregnant with my first-born. We had been looking a church home and we found one that day...

5 years ago I was living the American dream.  I had a loving hubby, a daughter & a son.  My hubby was a hard workingman who was devoted to our family. We were active members of BPBC.  Life was Good....

Today I sit here a widowed single mom of my 2 kids. A new chapter in my life has started again. Not one that I would have chosen.  But I choose to sit here with the same hope & anticipation that I had 15 years ago.

Why??  Because as I look back over these past 15 years I see God's hands all over my life. I see HIS grace. I see HIS mercy.  I trust HIM.  He is my hope.

If I knew 15 years ago all that would happen as I headed south, would I do it all again, even if I couldn't change anything? 

Yes I would...because I would not be the person I am today if I had not gone through everything that I did. 

And my heart is full of gratitude :)