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My Changing World

8/4/2020

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My cheeks instantly flushed as I stepped out into the humid afternoon. On the horizon, the sky was darkening, the clouds building and bubbling. As I bent down to turn off the dripline to my garden, I smelled the rain on the air. I wondered if the storm would bless us or pass us by again.

So is the life of a New Mexican living here on the Great Plains. We can see a storm and watch it pass by us, so close we could touch it and smell it, and not get a patch of ground wet. We can also go from sunshine to flash flood in mere minutes. We don't really know for sure until it is happening.

The storms are the perfect analogy for my life right now. I'm at a season of change. Micaela's sudden developmental leaps have left us with a little girl who walks and talks about her favorite color. Adela's maturity and quick wit means I have a growing daughter willing to help with chores and care for her little sister. With their growing independence, motherhood for me has changed.

And I don't know what it means. I'm waiting. I'm putting my feet forward and testing the waters. I have taken on responsibilities in our new company, A&G Family Meats. I am even going to start a job outside my own home. For a woman who hasn't been formally employed since teaching in 2011, I feel as if I am venturing into an alien world. A world that requires me to put my coffee into a mug with a lid and drive away. 

As I look to the days ahead, I have no idea what they will bring or what challenges will be faced. However, I am at peace with the thought that I am not alone. My God who sends the rains will bless my life with His never ending goodness. 
Ask the LORD for rain in the spring, for he makes the storm clouds. And he will send showers of rain so every field becomes a lush pasture.
Zechariah 10:1, NLT
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8/4/2020 09:32:10 pm

The world is changing and we need to adjust so that we may able to live longer. A life that is filled with good pictures of memories. Let us always consider the things that we are about to execute and let us have a life that is fun and it should be balanced as well. A life that is filled with fun and lessons are all worth it. We can have that life that is truly one of a kind and beautiful. Together we can all create a better home. It is a great plan that we all should be serious about.

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Lora
8/5/2020 02:25:24 pm

Amen!

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Becky Wood
8/6/2020 11:21:41 am

I enjoy reading your stories and wish you well as you are going through all of these changes. Your family is beautiful.

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Lora
8/19/2020 05:39:20 am

Thank you!

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Sharon
8/7/2020 08:31:33 am

You have faced SO many unknowns and scary situations and come through each of them with Grace.Every new "thing" in our life was, well, new and unknown at the time. You and your fabulous family will do great. Congratulations on the new meat sales! I hope you have customers lined up for miles to buy your lamb and beef for their freezers.

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Lora
8/19/2020 05:40:34 am

Thank you for the encouragement. Miss you!!!

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