You gotta laugh

On top of everything else that happened yesterday, I got a phone call from a friend who used to be more than a friend, and maybe, just maybe it explains the whole thing.

To set up the story, I have to re-tell another.  Last summer, I was late for church when I heard a sermon on the radio about God using delays in life to accomplish His purposes.  As I was driving around Ogden and listening, I found myself at 20th & Wall ave in the left turn lane.  A couple of cars behind me and in the other lane, the future former Mrs. Cooper rolled up.

Ever since then, it's been in the back of my mind that maybe all of this was not about me and the future former getting back together, but maybe, just maybe it was part of God's plan to make me into something He wanted to while keeping me from doing something He didn't want me to.

I told my friend on several occasions that God didn't want us together.  She used to tell me I was making more out of things than I should have.  She thought I was just making excuses and had this crazy thing, I think, about not letting go.  It made her mad on more than one occasion.

There was a time when we were talking about getting very serious.  And then God broke off our relationship.  If either of us tried to re-start it, something really bad happened and after getting your hand smacked a time or two, you learn to not do that anymore.

I got a call from her tonight.  She had great news for me.  She's getting married!

You have to love the irony in that. I did.

You wonder sometimes about things that might have been.  But that's not the only thing I got to do tonight.

My ex called.  And I got to explain some things to her and apologize.

At some point earlier in the week, I saw something that verified that I had indeed been paid back for everything I had ever done wrong while married. To all three of them.   I mean that.  Everything.  Not just some things.  Everything.

I have reaped what I sowed.

And I got to share that with my ex, and apologize.

And I remembered to give thanks to God for all of it.  I mean that, I thanked God because if this is a test of my faith, I trust in Him.  Everything I have is His; it's by His hand I have it.  Even if He wants it all back, then that's up to Him.

It's funny though, that later on in the evening, things started looking up.  The phone works again.  The kid got the car home.  I know the lawyer will take care of the bankruptcy thing. And the big blessing is that no matter what, there is no more walking around in circles.  no matter what, we're moving forward now.




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  1. looking forward to our next conversation.....

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  2. Oh, it's gonna be a doozy! It just keeps getting better and better and better....

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