Transition = Facing Change Head-On!Sýnishorn

HEADING BACK TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

Fifty-four years and two months later, I was in an SUV headed back to my hometown, where I left with my groom for a new life.

“Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” Genesis 28:15

The first thing I saw was a welcome home sign that my brother instigated, and my heart was full. Their home would now become my temporary home while searching for my own.

I knew in my mind what I desired in a new home, and I was determined not to settle for less. I transferred what was in my mind to a written list on paper. When I talk with the Lord, it is like talking to a best friend because He is. He knows our thoughts before we speak, so why not be honest and forthright with our Lord? I felt in my mind that this house would most likely be my last home on earth, so I wanted it to be ready to move in!!

We serve a God who is organized, definite, and He also had a list when He ordained Solomon to Build the Temple of God! (Suggested reading 2 Chronicles, Chapter 2)

I had always bucked living in a condo. However, four months into the search, my realtor showed me one placed on the market. The minute I walked into the kitchen, I liked what I saw. She started to take me to the basement, and I told her (without evening seeing the rest of the home), “I think this might be the one!” When we walked into the living room, I looked out the window! There was a beautiful pond! The house had everything I asked God for on the list, except it did not have a fireplace. The thought instantly came to me that I had an electric fireplace! Once we walked through, I told her to start the paperwork. I did not even try to get a lower price because houses were going fast, and if I did not take it, someone else would.

Transition can be bittersweet. I was experiencing the highs and lows of it at that very moment. I was excited that I finally found a home, yet reality set in…. I was on my own.