My dear friend has been reminding me to blog...My confession is that I am not good about keeping up writing about my thoughts, my life, whatever. There's so much going on right now; things that I never thought I would experience, which is totally naive, I know. Why did I think I would be immune from life changing events? I'm getting a divorce. There, I said it, that word I never thought would be about me. I'm dealing with attorneys, banks, debts, assets, realtors and trying to make life "normal" for my two children still at home.
Amidst all of this, God has shown me so many cool things about Him and what He's doing for me. Everyday He's been providing hope for me in a way that I can really see! It's been such a privilege, and I'm in awe of what He's doing in my life.
I can't promise I'll be more consistent about blogging, but I know I'll have some interesting things to share as these weeks go by. Having hope re-enter my life is a whole new feeling...

Working on bravery,
emma

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When I was in the 7th grade, I met a boy at camp who became my pen pal for a brief period of time. It came to a crashing halt when I wrote a stupid nonsensical letter in response to one of his normal letters. Years later I began to use this story as an application of how NOT to communicate with God. Although God accepts us for who we are, I believe He prefers it when we have coherent two sided conversations filled with His ideas as well as our own.

So the story was about a boy who lived in another town, who I would never see again and who did not have a huge role in the relationship stories of my life, but ...

One day, some 30 years later, while glancing at a staff listing of a local church, I see the same name as my camp pen pal. I write to the email listed and find out it is indeed my old friend. This man works in the same field as I work and in a setting less than 15 minutes from where I work. Neither of us is living and working in the same town that we grew up in so it is a bit odd that we ended up so close in proximity. We subsequently exchange a few emails and catch up on one another's lives.

So I am thinking ... hhhmmm. What is the point in all of this? It is not like we will likely beconme close friends given the different sexes but I am wondering if there is a reason for this reaquaintance. That is the very cool thing about God, the fact that He intertwines peoples lives to accomplish His desires.

I am anxiously awaiting how He is planning on using this friendship. I can't even imagine.

Peace out,
Caroline