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And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19)
          I think I looked at this verse not long ago, but this morning, I need to look at it again. Today, I get to start building a life with my father. For the past four years, my focus has been on taking care of him, and doing what I can on the side. Now, I find myself face to face with the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” and the realization that “grown up” is beginning now. I couldn’t think about this while he was alive, because there was no way to know when. But when is now, now!
         This time is a huge blessing, and a bit of a terror. How often does one get to build a life from scratch with wisdom greater than a young adult’s? Empty-nesters, divorcees, widows, and “elder orphans” sometimes must, but most of the time, it’s a major scramble, without much thought. God has given me two weeks to figure out what the questions are, to establish good habits in place of the bad that I built by necessity during Dad’s illness. God is meeting my needs.
          That doesn’t chance the fact that the next year is going to be a time of many changes. I am once again heading out on a journey to a land I do not know. I’m looking forward to seeing the sights along the way, and watching the blessings work themselves out. Several of the blessings that go along with the time I’ve been given is family and friends, who have been wonderful (please be patient with me), and libraries and the internet, because they will have material to help me figure out how to do some of what I need to do.

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