121 ~ I Learned To Adjust

By Kay Heitsch

Actually, I should have been used to Bill being gone. We had moved many times between 4 states. As I mentioned, Todd had attended eight different schools when we moved to Dover, where he was in the 7th grade. However, this time all the kids were gone.

One night, I was on FB and somehow mentioned being alone. A friend who knew nothing about what was going on gently reminded me that I was never alone because the Lord was with me. Sometimes people have no idea what their gentle words can mean to another person.

I found myself staying very busy. I enjoyed doing all the yard work and shoveling snow in the winter with Little Red. As some of you may remember, my pictures were taken during the worst winter we had in many years in Michigan. I wore out a few Little RED shovels.

I won't lie; for the most part, I did enjoy being outside, but at times it was overwhelming because of the tremendous amount of snow. I found myself coming in the house sobbing my eyes out.

You will discover that you can accomplish a lot more than you think if you maintain the right mindset. You sometimes need to talk to yourself to stay positive and keep moving forward when times get rough.

The good Lord brought friends to keep me company. For one, I reconnected with a girl who attended the same school I did on Facebook. We liked the same TV shows and chatted through several in the evening. I loved that!

Life was going to be different. Bill was gone for about 9 years on the road, but it was okay. I learned to adjust with God's help.

Remember how I led you on this long journey. Deuteronomy 8:2