Believe

Botanists say that trees need the powerful March winds to flex their trunks and main branches, so the sap is drawn up to nourish the budding leaves. Perhaps we need the gales of life in the same way, though we dislike enduring them.- Jane Truax

Sorry to have landed back on dry land and then to have dissappeared. Life has been about getting reacclimated to the cold, to the routine of caring for my children and to the life of teacher and reading tutor!

Life has also brought about a major event that will be taking place within the next few months. I retrieved the mail only to find a letter from our lawyer's office. I was leery about opening something from them. I figured any good news would come in the form of a phone call. I held the letter in my hands fearing it would say we were done and that Tom's malpractice suit was finished without even getting started. I brought the letter into the house and silently said a quick little prayer and then opened the letter. As I read it, I began shaking from head to toe and the tears took over as I realized the letter was good news. We have a trial date! 6 yrs of waiting to go to trial and it is finally here.

Now, I sit with this information and wonder about the events that have taken place this year. Maybe my winning the cruise was somehow God's way of giving me a way to regroup and re-energize for the emotional roller coaster ride that is to come starting this May. The 'gales of life' blew hard 6 yrs ago and I have survived 6 yys of those life winds trying to knock me down. Now they will blow again and bring back those memories with the trial.

I have faith that this trial will bring the best possible outcome for the children and I. How could I not with having my own personal angel in the wings?