"It Was Refreshing"

Sometimes it all comes together...the Sun, Moon, and God's Will, and more often than not, without our effort. It was one of those times a couple of weeks ago when my teenage granddaughter called me and said "I really want to visit you". There was a sense of urgency in her voice and because I follow her on Facebook, I had an idea it was about a recent breakup between her and her boyfriend.

When I picked her up, my intuition was correct, she had broken up with her boyfriend. She has been wearing a purity ring for about a year and when she came to the conclusion that he didn't have pure intentions, she took a stand and broke it off with him. I was so proud of her, but her tender heart was still hurting for as she told me of her decision her eyes filled with tears.

Mother's Day was around the corner and my daughter-in-law and I were making plans for the special day. I discovered that she was attending a special woman's event the Saturday before Mother's Day at her church that was geared for young women. She suggested that maybe I could bring my granddaughter. Although I thought it was a wonderful idea, I found myself struggling with the idea of driving for over an hour to the church and back, taking my granddaughter home that evening and then I would have to drive back home again. It would be a lot of driving...and would she even like the seminar? Mother's Day I had another event and even more driving. I really balked at all the effort I would have to make, but in the morning my granddaughter was still interested in going, so off we went.

The subject matter of the woman's seminar was outstanding! There was a panel of three woman in different seasons of life and when the youngest gal spoke regarding purity, I was thrilled. After the seminar I turned to my granddaughter and ask her what she thought, she said, "I was really paying attention".

That evening when I drove her home, I got out of the car, helped her gather her things and when I gave her a hug I said, "I hope you found that refreshing"! She smiled and ran into her house. A weary grandmother drove back home, after about 6 hours on the road that day.

When I got home, I plopped in my easy chair and grabbed my IPhone to catch up on the statuses of my FaceBook Friends. I saw a post that my granddaughter had written hours earier right after we had attended the seminar. She posted, "I just went to church and it was so refreshing"! The unique word that I would use hours later...it was what I call a "God moment". The amazing repetition of the same word by both my granddaughter and I affirmed to me that if I listen to His voice and respond to His promptings, He can bring it all together; the Sun, the Moon and His Will!
--Big Sis, Lorraine