This really happened to me yesterday. (updated)
Today's blog post is written from my sick bed. I've been sick for four days now. I can function OK for just a short time then I get dizzy. My muscles ache. My back hurts, but that's a different malady. And I'm emotionally worn out.
The tank, much like the bank account, is empty.
Many of you know how I wound up in Ogden. For those that don't, here's the Cliff's Notes version of the story. I was TDY to Edwards AFB and Wendi went with me. She started freaking out long about July because we didn't have a place to live. I told her to go home and find one. I'd live anywhere but Ogden. At the time, we were living in a hotel room in Lancaster, CA
That's how I wound up in Ogden.
My sister, when we were in our teenage years, had a cat named Trouble.
Wendi has a son named Wyatt.
You need to know all that stuff.
Yesterday we had our regular Bible study lesson and Pastor Karl, as part of the lesson talked about no coincidences, just God's providences. No accidents, just divine appointments. We're studying miracles performed by Jesus and recorded in the Gospel of John. If you haven't read it, you should. He also mentioned that we should always expect the unexpected.
I made arrangements with Tami Jo to move her stuff yesterday. She moved out months ago but didn't really have any place for her stuff. She arrived with her new man and his teenage son in tow. Yeah, that wasn't one bit weird. For anybody. But me being me, I joked around about it. Make the best of it, I always say.
As we loaded things up, no provision was made to take the boy with them in the vehicle they brought. I guess he was going with me; mind you nobody asked or told me this. I guess it was just assumed and I was cool with it. The young man is a bit developmentally challenged, but very friendly. We started talking about sports and somehow or other he asked me if I was from Utah. I replied that I was and he told me he was from Oklahoma. I have friends in Oklahoma so we started chatting about Sooners football and stuff and then he hits me with this little nugget of information:
"I wasn't born in Oklahoma though. I was born in Lancaster, California."
How nice. I just thought it odd that he was born in the very place I was when I bought the house. I'm not kidding...I closed on the house in Lancaster and overnighted the paperwork back to the title company.
If the story ended there, I wouldn't have thought much about it.
When I got home, though, there was round two in the mailbox. There were letters from an insurance company that processed some claims way back when the ex was in Ohio. They were addressed to her and her four year old son, Wyatt.
Um, God...
So I'm telling the old lady about this last night when she got home. Overwhelmed, she was trying to figure it all out, and that's when it got weird.
Tami Jo was only supposed to ever come for the weekend. When she got here, her truck broke down, and the resulting stuff was that she decided she wanted to stay in Ogden. I was very much still in love with Cindy and wanted some time to get over her. I didn't want or need another relationship but God blessed me with Tami Jo again and I got to see why we weren't supposed to be together. It's a blessing for both of us, really.
When she first got here, her friend had her pussycat and it got out and got knocked up. It had one kitten and as time got along, Tami decided she couldn't care for both animals, so the kitten had to go.
Miss June persuaded Wendi to take the cat. And last night, in the midst of confusion, and just to change the subject, the old lady told me Wendi named the cat Trouble.
Nobody slept much around here last night.
There are parts of the story June told me I left out before, like her telling one of her babysitting clients that she's friends with my first ex-wife Shellie. Shellie sent me a thing via Linkedin the other day. I'm sure it was a mistake. But I answered it. If it brings me a step closer to having my oldest back in my life, you bet. But my first ex- made a cameo appearance in my story last night.
It's only important because the second Mrs. Cooper showed up today. I told a story on Facebook about my military career starting on April fools' day. A guy I know from the Guard commented that his own career started on June 8, 1964 which is the same day my ex started her career on planet earth.
I changed this because I have absolutely no idea why God is taking me down the path of my past. I only know that it's what He has for me today.
I have a boy crush on Kathy Ireland. I've had it for years. She's a Christian and I will hopefully meet her someday in Heaven. Eternity is a long time. I will have time to say hello. But I came across a video she did which showed up on Facebook tonight. She talked about how she learned to put God first and the last part of the video really put things in perspective. She talked about something I did the other day which is not looking big-picutre, but just day by day, growing closer to the Lord.
Do I understand any of this? Hardly. It could very well be it's just showing me the front side of the tapestry of my life, and seeing how things intertwine. God is very much in control of things and I am right where He wants me to be. Confused and unsure of what happens next, but confident and courageous. I'm not one bit fearful. I wondered aloud what would come to pass today.
Today didn't disappoint.
The tank, much like the bank account, is empty.
Many of you know how I wound up in Ogden. For those that don't, here's the Cliff's Notes version of the story. I was TDY to Edwards AFB and Wendi went with me. She started freaking out long about July because we didn't have a place to live. I told her to go home and find one. I'd live anywhere but Ogden. At the time, we were living in a hotel room in Lancaster, CA
That's how I wound up in Ogden.
My sister, when we were in our teenage years, had a cat named Trouble.
Wendi has a son named Wyatt.
You need to know all that stuff.
Yesterday we had our regular Bible study lesson and Pastor Karl, as part of the lesson talked about no coincidences, just God's providences. No accidents, just divine appointments. We're studying miracles performed by Jesus and recorded in the Gospel of John. If you haven't read it, you should. He also mentioned that we should always expect the unexpected.
I made arrangements with Tami Jo to move her stuff yesterday. She moved out months ago but didn't really have any place for her stuff. She arrived with her new man and his teenage son in tow. Yeah, that wasn't one bit weird. For anybody. But me being me, I joked around about it. Make the best of it, I always say.
As we loaded things up, no provision was made to take the boy with them in the vehicle they brought. I guess he was going with me; mind you nobody asked or told me this. I guess it was just assumed and I was cool with it. The young man is a bit developmentally challenged, but very friendly. We started talking about sports and somehow or other he asked me if I was from Utah. I replied that I was and he told me he was from Oklahoma. I have friends in Oklahoma so we started chatting about Sooners football and stuff and then he hits me with this little nugget of information:
"I wasn't born in Oklahoma though. I was born in Lancaster, California."
How nice. I just thought it odd that he was born in the very place I was when I bought the house. I'm not kidding...I closed on the house in Lancaster and overnighted the paperwork back to the title company.
If the story ended there, I wouldn't have thought much about it.
When I got home, though, there was round two in the mailbox. There were letters from an insurance company that processed some claims way back when the ex was in Ohio. They were addressed to her and her four year old son, Wyatt.
Um, God...
So I'm telling the old lady about this last night when she got home. Overwhelmed, she was trying to figure it all out, and that's when it got weird.
Tami Jo was only supposed to ever come for the weekend. When she got here, her truck broke down, and the resulting stuff was that she decided she wanted to stay in Ogden. I was very much still in love with Cindy and wanted some time to get over her. I didn't want or need another relationship but God blessed me with Tami Jo again and I got to see why we weren't supposed to be together. It's a blessing for both of us, really.
When she first got here, her friend had her pussycat and it got out and got knocked up. It had one kitten and as time got along, Tami decided she couldn't care for both animals, so the kitten had to go.
Miss June persuaded Wendi to take the cat. And last night, in the midst of confusion, and just to change the subject, the old lady told me Wendi named the cat Trouble.
Nobody slept much around here last night.
There are parts of the story June told me I left out before, like her telling one of her babysitting clients that she's friends with my first ex-wife Shellie. Shellie sent me a thing via Linkedin the other day. I'm sure it was a mistake. But I answered it. If it brings me a step closer to having my oldest back in my life, you bet. But my first ex- made a cameo appearance in my story last night.
It's only important because the second Mrs. Cooper showed up today. I told a story on Facebook about my military career starting on April fools' day. A guy I know from the Guard commented that his own career started on June 8, 1964 which is the same day my ex started her career on planet earth.
I changed this because I have absolutely no idea why God is taking me down the path of my past. I only know that it's what He has for me today.
I have a boy crush on Kathy Ireland. I've had it for years. She's a Christian and I will hopefully meet her someday in Heaven. Eternity is a long time. I will have time to say hello. But I came across a video she did which showed up on Facebook tonight. She talked about how she learned to put God first and the last part of the video really put things in perspective. She talked about something I did the other day which is not looking big-picutre, but just day by day, growing closer to the Lord.
Do I understand any of this? Hardly. It could very well be it's just showing me the front side of the tapestry of my life, and seeing how things intertwine. God is very much in control of things and I am right where He wants me to be. Confused and unsure of what happens next, but confident and courageous. I'm not one bit fearful. I wondered aloud what would come to pass today.
Today didn't disappoint.
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