10 July 2020
quite a long time has gone by since my last post in here. so i will make this as brief as possible.
ken went to prison for three years. i stood by him becuz my vows were important to me and i loved him. so from 22 May 2017 to 23 May 2020 he was separated from me. i visited him as often as i could. he moved quite a few times as he served out his sentence. once he was moved passed the two hour drive, i could no longer visit him. it was hard.
in the meantime, i tried to get myself together but failed. i sold the house, gave some money to my youngest daughter and her family to get a place and moved in with them. they kicked me out and i ended up homeless on 01 April 2019.
i lived in the car for a week scared, alone, and i thought unwanted. but my pastors helped me get into a place called the Genesis Center and there i found healing and the help i needed to get thru it all. i was there from 09 April 2019 - 04 July 2021 when i moved into a tiny home i now rent from a wonderful lady who just wants to help.
in June 2020 i learned that my husband of 35.5 yrs had no desire to pursue me or get to know the woman i had become. July 2020 he sent me divorce papers. with the support i had around me, i got thru the initial shock and on 30 December 2020, i became a single woman for the first time in 36yrs. and let me tell u, it was liberating. no longer tied to someone who didn't really love me i began to grow as a woman personally. it has been a bumpy ride.
i have lived as a free single woman in this rented tiny house for a year now and am learnin' how to live. i have had some rocky paths but my new out loud faith livin' is squarely grounded in my Adonai. he has taken a broken, mixed up child and called her out separating her for his purpose. and i can tell u it is a journey of God's amazing GRACE.
i have grounded myself in a wonderful church family at ROUND PEN COWBOY CHURCH. i am part of the worship team using sign language. i also help with the food pantry ministry. i also volunteer at Jake E's Riding Round Up twice a week. and i must tell ya, i love workin' in the barn helpin' to do whatever Ms. Linda needs doin'. and it is truly a healing place.
so that about wraps it up. i am doin' quite good and the best part of my life now is that i have contact with my kids, grandkids, and wonderful people that lead me continually to Yeshua.
may the God of hope fill u with all joy and peace as u trust in him so that u may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13).
