The Lord poured out a big blessing upon me. Another book released, and for that I’m thankful, but there’s much more!
Twelve years ago, we left Nashville, our two married children, and our grandson. We moved 1200 miles away to Albuquerque, New Mexico, with our youngest daughter. For the past five years we could have moved back to Tennessee, but we didn’t want to pull her away from her high school. After graduation, she had no intention of moving back and leaving her friends, but she said we could leave her. We didn’t feel the time was right to do that.
My daughter asked me why we didn’t move back and let her stay. The primary reason to move was to be together again as a family. If she weren’t with us, that wouldn’t happen.
I’ve prayed over these past several years and asked the Lord to put the desire in her heart to go with us. Living so far away from our two other children and three grandchildren breaks my heart.
Two weeks ago, my prayers were answered. My daughter said she was ready to move back. Praise God! He worked a miracle in her. I’ve prayed and waited for this day for five years. Time for a happy dance.
I love New Mexico, and I’ll miss the view of the Sandia Mountains, the low humidity, and amazing deep blue skies. I’ll experience a personal loss when I leave my friends, Bible study ladies, writer’s critique group, and my chiropractor (God blessed him with healing hands). And there’s almost nothing more beautiful than the pink-orange sunrises and sunsets.
But my heart is in Tennessee. I’ll be home when my ten-year-old granddaughter visits and we make cookies together, my six-year-old grandson crawls into my lap for a story, or my almost adult grandson laughs at hubby’s silliness. Those happy encounters will beat a sunrise or sunset.
God has blessed me above and beyond all that I’ve asked or thought, and I am so grateful.
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21, NIV
What blessing are you praising God for today?
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