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Wondering about my Wanderings

by drifter

Rated: E · Book · Experience · #1944628

I will share the many thoughts that invade my introspective soul.

July 25th, 2013

In the beginning... I am deciding to start this blog with a dialogue with God. After all what do you expect after a stab into the emptiness/darkness of a blank sheet. The beginning of my blog is about what was in the beginning. It was bound to get me to God eventually. Here is a conversation with God that might stimulate some dialogue with you.

Drifter-God what is the point of blogging if after all my struggle and strain nobody bothers to read it?

God- I can relate. In the beginning there were no books written and nobody and nothing to read it even if there was. So I decided to create people like you who ask questions for me to answer.

Drifter-I can not comprehend a time in which books were not written. What did you do in your spare time?

God-I dreamt a lot and then one day I woke up and "the beginning" happened.

Drifter-I have always wondered as I tried to doze off to sleep what was before you. Who created you?

God-Good luck on that one. I will leave up to you to find out whatever it is and write it in your blog. I bet lots of others are wondering and wandering after the same answer. God bless!

I tend to have my own fill of dreams. My dad always called me a dreamer. I often dreamt of being in another time and place. In this place there were familiar people and good things to eat. Some of my favorite foods include mint ice cream. In the dream I was wondering how to get some. This dream had a lot of camping sites, which speaks about my challenge to wander until I find the place I am looking for.

And if I end up with some mint ice cream or ice cream of any kind my day will be a success. Can I count you as someone who might join me-in the beginning I wonder and I wander what might connect me to the beginning of something I have yet to experience.
Thanks for stopping by.

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Happy May 2024!

Jul 26, 2015 at 6:30am
In response to "Getting caught"

I always got caught whenever I did something wrong. It wasn't worth the emotional upheaval to me. Everything shows on my face. I remember in school this girl behind me would keep tapping me on the back and of course I would always turn around...and of course I was the one who got in trouble...laughable now

drifter

Jul 25, 2015 at 7:02am
In response to "The date"

Since that time I have three beautiful kids, pastored for a while, have been married twice(the second one has gone a bit better). Hey and I get to write about some of what went "wrong" which is better than having to experience it.

Happy May 2024!

Jul 25, 2015 at 6:27am
In response to "The date"

How awful that something so wonderful should turn into a "not so good" memory. But I do know about the ups and down of bipolar (my daughter)and I can empathize with you. Perhaps, the good that came out was that you found out.

And now you care for others and that is very wonderful.

drifter

Jul 24, 2015 at 10:37am
In response to "Can't Sleep"

Pray for this situation. She has taken care of this guy for over eighteen years now. I have never seen anyone love somebody like this and I confess at times I wonder if it is worth all the trouble. My faith helps a lot. Is it possible that God loves us this much!!

Happy May 2024!

Jul 24, 2015 at 6:18am
In response to "Can't Sleep"

Hope you get some rest and sleep. Caregiving drains a person in more ways than one.

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Eric Wharton

Jul 10, 2015 at 12:14pm
In response to "Rejected"

I was really saddened to hear that the job in Punxsutawney fell through. It certainly seemed God was preparing the way for you there, but that's what happens when we assume to know God's intentions. His ways are not our ways. But we also cannot read too much into it. Perhaps it was just practice for a different place He wants you to be. Perhaps it has something to do with your being willing to go without ever actually having to go. Perhaps the other candidate needed it more. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps. So many perhapses that you could go insane trying to figure it out. The reality is that you are exactly where He wants you to be right now, and I pray you take some comfort from that. Rejection is never easy, especially when its something you really wanted, but God isn't interested in what we want, huh? How many times have I had to relearn that lesson? Countless times. In the meantime, I pray you find peace in your current circumstances and that he leads you to the place where you can do the work for Him that He needs done.

drifter

Jul 5, 2015 at 11:30am
In response to "Forsaking all others"

I still wrestle with this whole matter. I talked to my brother just a few days ago.
He has done some things sexually that he is very ashamed about. He would never hurt anybody, yet he lacks good judgment. He hired a prostitute due to his sexual insecurities and felt awful.

Sharon was in on all this. I guess wives have to be. I wrestled with whether to have my children have him stay with them. Well, hmmm. He is the furthest thing from a pedophile, but there is still angst on my part.

The bottom line in talking with my brother recently was that he was running away from home. He was having issues with his wife. He was contemplating staying here, looking for a job and starting over. After talking for a while we decided together it would not be in his best interest.

I hope this helps. I guess I could share a little more detail. I appreciate your concern. I love my brother much and always will. After all he IS family. He stays in touch with me more than the rest of my siblings. He listens. He shared with me he was going to talk with a pastor. I can only pray.

drifter

Jul 3, 2015 at 6:46pm
In response to "Being brought down to Earth"

Thanks for the encouragement. It means a lot. I continue to trust that God is at work even when life seems tangled. I can recall the times of watching women quilt when I was in the small church. When loose ends come together something beautiful is the result.

Tiger Cub 🔱

Jul 2, 2015 at 12:27pm
In response to "Waiting to hear"

Yes, hearing is pretty important

God's blessed me in many ways, but I think the one I'd be most grateful for is keeping me in good health. Being in the medical profession, seeing the sick and dying - it really opens your eyes and makes you see how many ways you're blessed just by being hale and healthy.

God bless

-TG

Eric Wharton

Jun 30, 2015 at 9:47pm
In response to "Being brought down to Earth"

Speaking of loose ends, have you ever seen the back-side of a beautiful tapestry? It looks like spaghetti with threads running every which direction. That's the side we usually focus on and we are so impatient we think thats where God is working. Yet God is working on the other side and creating a beautiful tapestry for you out of all those threads. Your tapestry is coming.

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