Greetings again after a long silence. It's a windy Saturday here in Kearney, Nebraska. I just returned from a walk on our trail and if I'd had a kite I surely could have soared like Mary Poppins! Anyway, it was good to blow some of the cobwebs out of my brain.
So, why haven't I written?
The last few days in Estonia were very full and then there was the long flight back to USA. As always, a big piece of my heart stayed right there; some more of it just crumbled away and drifted into the ocean as we flew. When I got back here, there was only a little piece left - not enough to write. Life, of course, didn't stand still. I knew before I returned that the house beside mine would soon be empty. That happened. Looking at that empty house without my family in it was all it took to shred most of the heart that remained.
Since the door was now open for me to sell my house too, I went and listed it. Away went the last sliver of heart. Still, there was a peace that came after it was done.
April 24, I flew to Arizona for a long-awaited visit with my son and daughter-in-law and three grandchildren there. The days there included Casa Grande convention, and oh, did I enjoy it! There, in those days of privilege, my heart caught up with me again and the pieces began to come together. It was all so encouraging, both the days with family and the convention.
The two weeks since I returned from Arizona have been busy with many things...a visit with Jana and friends in that part of our State; several graduations with the receptions that followed; a few days in Sidney to help out while my granddaughter had gall bladder surgery. In between, along with, and through all of this I'll have to admit I've mostly only had a "cry", not a "song". Surely God must have wanted to say "just be quiet and listen!" Probably He did...He likely said "be still and know that I am God". I just didn't hear above my cries for His help.
Yesterday and today I've finally found my "song" again. Maybe it is mostly that my heart is back together. I'm glad to be moving forward again. Monday, I'll leave for Antioch preps and I'm looking forward to those days and the convention there.
I'll leave you for now with the words of the chorus - "Be true today, let not tomorrow with anxious fears becloud thy soul. Be true today, fret not nor sorrow; Thy cares upon the Saviour roll."
Still working on Project list 2014
11 years ago
4 comments:
Hi Priscilla, will be thinking of you at Antioch!
Thanks for your help here grandma it was much appreciated. So good to see you at preps for a little bit and so looking forward to Antioch and the next steps in this crazy wonderful journey of life. Its not bad to stur things up once in a while. Shayla was saying on Sunday that you can't see the dust till it settles so I guess its good to, to settle and look around to see what we need to clean out of our lives. Love ya Jeanne, Floyd and the chunky monkey.
Hi Cilla,
I am showing on feedjit as being from NY but really I am visiting from Elizabeth CO.
nice to see your pages.
dear Long after 6 weeks now,
I forgot to leave a comment when i read this over a month ago.
Good to re~read it anyway. I am so glad you post here now and then.
This one reminded me of a verse I love. I found it one day a while back: Psalm 42 vs.8 "Yet the Lord will command his loving kindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life."
love,
Thankfully, he restores our heart and makes our soul sing again
in
NE
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