When I was a child, about 5, I sat on my daddy's lap and watched my mommy pick up her suitcase and walk out the door, and out of my daily life for the next 7 years.
But God was God, and God was good.
When I was older, about 12, I lived with my daddy next door to my gramma Rose. I ate breakfast and dinner at any friends home that would offer, then at bedtime I would walk to the corner bar, put daddy in the back seat, drive him home and put him to bed.
But God was God, and God was good.
When I was older, about 15, I started drinking myself, with my brother and his friends. I went to a party on the West Side of downtown Buffalo, not a good place to be. Three days later, I woke up and went home to my mothers.
But God was God, and God was good.
When I was older, 17, I became pregnant out of wedlock. An unwed teen, still in school.
But God was God, and God was good.
When I was older, about 23, I was pregnant with my 3rd child, alone and away from family in Texas, with a husband who drank his paycheck at the Texas moon.
But God was God, and God was good.
When I was older, about 30, I became a single mom.
But God was God, and God was good.
When I was older, I examined my life, and discovered....
God sent me a loving step-mother,
God placed his angels around the car when I drove daddy home,
God protected me when I placed myself in dangerous situations,
God gave me a family to help me,
God sent friends to me in Texas,
And
God gave me a new life, in Him.
I do not ask why I had to go through situations in my life. I ask, why not? Everything that I know, and everything that I am, is a result of all of my past. So today I can say....
God is God, and God is good
yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
1 comment:
This was so nice to read. Life is hard sometimes, but I know that God is with me, and he sees me through.
Thank you so much for your story, and the opportunity to post my comment,
Cathy
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