THE PLAN

After my stroke, it took me many years to recover and I missed many"motherhood" moments with my babies.  So, when Sarah got pregnant and invited me to engage with her, her wife, and the baby as well as their living community, I felt as though it was a gift as significant as that gift offered to me by Juanita Jones.  Even with limited mobility, I felt honored by the invitation and in consultation with Michael decided to accept the adventure.  THAT is where I am now--embarking on this beautiful adventure with Sarah, Ali, and my new grand baby.  So, the plan is that I move to Baltimore to live with them until April or May and then return to Michigan for the summer.

 Michael is staying in our Michigan home and continuing his job at the Gull Lake UMC where he has been for over two years.  He loves ministry and he loves his church.  When I asked him if this was the right thing for me to do, he said, "Dear, sometimes it is time to step back and sometimes it it time to step forward.  This is your time to step forward and my time to step back."  What an honor...I feel like I am being given  "do over."  All I ever wanted in life was to have a family and raise kids and now I get to be a part of my daughter's journey for a period of time.

I feel a lot of anxiety as I move (temporarily) to Baltimore, but mostly I feel privilege and honor.