SEASONS....

   I don't normally write about me in this blog, but this entry is about the ending a season, in my life and the beginning of a new one. The Bible says in Ecclesiastes 3:1 "For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven."
 
     In this new season of my life,I have taken on a 30 day challenge where I have been fasting and praying for God to act upon some of my desires. During this time of fasting and praying, a song by Bishop Paul Morton has been a song that I have sung so many times and it says " Lord, whatever you are doing in this season, don't do it without me; Lord, if you are HEALING in this season, don't do it without me; Lord, if you are BLESSING in this season, don't do it without me!" And although this song says don't do it without me, when I sing it I am singing out for some of the people who mean the most to me. Some family and friends are suffering financially; So many people need healing from various things and so I am crying out for everyone on my prayer list(which is growing lately).  I have so much faith in God that I honestly believe he is getting ready to do some great things in my life and the lives of the people I love most.

     I decided to write about seasons because I chose not to return to my job as a teacher in the After School program with the City of Greenville in September. This was the perfect job for me; for 3 years it allowed me to be the mother/wife I wanted to be and allowed me the flexibility to do some of the things that I wanted to do. Most importantly, during the time of Scilla's accident; my co-workers were not only understanding, they were great at accommodating me! I was out of work days or weeks at a time dealing with stuff related to Scilla's accident. I would go to work, only to get a call from Scilla that she needed me, could I come to the hospital and my immediate supervisor worked with me, she would let me leave and do what I needed to do in order to be there for Scilla, my mother, and my family.
 
      I am forever indebted to my co-workers for being a source of relief from the hectic-ness and stress that came along with Scilla's accident. I worked with 4 beautiful, smart, and talented women. Each of these women touched and forever my changed my life in some way. They may not know it; but they made life a little easier for me, their smiling faces and jokes that made me laugh were the highlight of many stressful days and sleepless nights. I will never be able explain it, but for some reason; I just felt my time working with "the city" was up; I felt like it was my time to move on to the next season of my life. I prayed hard and long before making the decision to not return in September.

    But I am forever grateful and thankful for my "season" with the "the city" because they provided healing for me during one the most life changing times in my life; theses ladies made Scilla's accident easier for me to handle. They would listen to my daily updates, my worries and my fears; they allowed me to talk about the accident and listened and gave encouraging advice; they were my therapists and played a big role in MY healing and in helping me to be strong for Scilla. They allowed me to just let it all out and for that I appreciate them. So to Ms. Octavia Jones, Ms. Katrina Wofford, Ms. Ereaka Binns, and Mrs. E. Wofford; I LOVE each of you and I miss you dearly and I am thankful that I had you all during this very difficult "season" of my life. I was glad to have the opportunity to work alongside each of you, but more importantly, I made friendships to last a lifetime.

       As I mentioned I have been fasting and praying and God has delivered on my one of my desires and I have been offered a job here in Greenville; if things work out, I am hoping to start early/mid November. I am so excited about this new season in my life and the new season in Scilla's life with her going to the rehab facility and gaining the therapy, insight, and healing that she needs and ALSO for HER STILL BEING HERE WITH US TO CELEBRATE HER 40TH BIRTHDAY ON NOVEMBER 2ND! Her life was spared and she is entering a new season; a new stage of her life.

     As always, please continue to pray for Scilla and baby Emma (whom I received the most adorable photo's of ). I am also requesting prayer for me and my new job (specifically that we come to terms on a good salary and that I am able to get everything done to start in November).

Oh yea, I forgot to mention Scilla got a new camera, so we should have some photo's of her and the work she is doing in rehab very soon!

"Walking in faith..."