The Road South

It was one of the worst days of my life. About a week before Thanksgiving, my husband came home on a normal Thursday afternoon and told me he had lost his job. After 17 years at a Fortune 500 company, the IT market took a hit after September 11th. 

The uncertainty of the future for us and Ken's daughter was incredible. Through a series of events over the next 7 months and hundreds of resumes distributed, we ended up moving from a Chicago suburb to Cedarville, Ohio. No one makes a move like this unless it's a God thing! As difficult as it was, I resigned from my position at the church and we packed up. The only door God had opened for us was the road south. 

There were 1,000 God winks in between, like the guy at Ken's new church who let us borrow his enclosed trailer so we could moved everything at no cost, except gas. If we hadn't made this relocation, I would not have been able to spend the last 2 years of their life with my Mom and Grandma who lived near Cincinnati. I was able to visit my Grandma in the Nursing Home and take my Mom to many of her chemo appointments. This would not have been an option if we were still in Chicago.

Sometimes God winks are quick 1 second things and sometimes they take awhile. This one took awhile to be thankful for, but it's a big one.

by Tina Wagner