Connection

Being an Air Force spouse is sometimes a lonely life. With only 3 years in one place, it's hard to make connections, and easy to feel isolated and lonely. This particular assignment has been a terribly lonely one for me, and it's easy for me to get sucked down into that loneliness and to feel like I don't matter to many people, to feel that everyone else has gone on with their lives and left me in the dust. I miss being a part of something, and at this assignment more than any other, I'm not a part of anything.

I've spent time praying about this, trying to lean on God for comfort and to take these feelings away. It's often tough, but I realize that I have to focus on what I DO have and not what I don't have.

About a month ago an old college friend of mine dropped me an e-mail out of the blue. She was someone that I hadn't thought about in years, and it was certainly not someone that I expected to hear from. She was thinking about me and wondering how I was doing and wanted to get in touch. It's often not what we expect when God answers prayers, so today, I hope to focus on what God has given me and quit mourning the past and what I don't have. I am thankful for the blessing of an unexpected contact from an old friend.