Today marks an end to a time in my life that has held me anchored to place I had only expected to be a short duration. I bought a home to spend time with my family and care for my beautiful granddaughter. The plan was to stay until she went off to Kindergarten.
However, life has a way of teaching us plans may have a way of changing when you least expect it.
You see, with the death of my adoring husband I was left with adjusting to life's curve ball.
I found the best course of action was to stayed to gain employment and wait until the time was ripe for selling our home. We had envisioned the purchase for remodel and flipping with our eventual planned departure.
So now five years after my husband's death I have finally completed most of the repairs and updates I needed to sell and I have been able to retire with his/plus a widow's pension funds to help me make ends meet.
Today is the day the second home sells and I walk away free to go home and begin life again. To tell you the truth... I am excited and fearful all at once. This has really struck home that the end of this era is over and I walk on through the next part of my life without him.
I am fortunate to have another at my arm but still the heart's hole will always be there.
You never know how "strong" you are until being "strong" is the only choice you have. So here I march forward.
"Wish Me Luck!"
Nana
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