I haven’t written on this blog for awhile. I needed to find a cheaper place to live. I did find one, and I think it’s much nicer than the old place — a townhome instead of an apartment in a big complex, for starters.
But all the busywork of moving has gotten me behind with my blogs. I hope to get going again soon.
In so many ways, this move feels symbolic.
I moved into the old apartment as a temporary place to lick my wounds after my husband abandoned me. I was pretty demoralized when I moved in, and much of my furniture was even broken by the movers. I had the accumulated stuff of a five-bedroom house to try to pare down to fit into a three-bedroom apartment.
But now I am choosing northern Virginia as my home. My son goes to the best high school in the nation. (Even US News and World Report says it’s the best!) I have a fantastic and fulfilling dream job. Some lifetime friends live nearby, and the people of Gateway Community Church are now like family to me.
Northern Virginia is beautiful, and I now live close to several beautiful parks. This townhome is not too big and not too little for the two of us.
I still believe that God has told me that He is going to do a transforming work in my husband’s life. But one thing is certain: Any work God does in my husband is going to have nothing whatsoever to do with me! For now, and for the forseeable future, God is working in our lives separately.
So this place represents my new life as a Mom, a librarian, a writer, and a reviewer. Someone with hobbies of reading, blogging, knitting, singing, hiking, and photography.
I’m excited, and am going to try to fill it with reminders of my new motto: Life is FULL of reasons for Joy!