Hey friends, Ann here.
Want to hear something cool…?
Two weeks ago on Monday I had a really difficult time. Things in my extended family have been difficult for about 18 months – but they rared up again on the day my book was released.
Grr. The timing, huh.
It was so bad that I spent much of the day in bed, trying to hide from the stress, and Bryce watched, upset and wishing he could help me.
My friends, it was actually quite hard to hop on here and write that Monday and tell you about the book. The onslaught of ‘stuff’ I was dealing with behind the scenes was so bad that day.
Anyway, I don’t want to linger on that because there’s a good part to this story! And here it comes. See everything that’s meant for evil, God turns into good:
Later that day, I went for a walk and I suddenly felt PEACE. It was a peace that surrounded me and was inside me, an ‘all is well’ feeling. It was tangible, and I instantly thought, Someone has been praying for me.
I had only told two people about the family stuff raring up, both strong Christians, so I assumed it was one of those people, and I thought ‘Oh that’s nice, they’ve prayed for me!’
I continued to feel peace for the rest of the day.
When Bryce got home that night, he asked how I was, and I said, “I think someone’s prayed for me. I actually had a very strong feeling of peace, as I was walking. I don’t know who it was… lalala….” (I chattered away)
…. “It was me,” he said, quietly.
I turned to him, wrapped my arms around his middle, and buried my face in his chest.
Sumites, many years ago I sat on an armchair in my living room self-pitying about the fact I was the one praying for my husband rather than the other way round. Should I have been self-pitying in those days? If I could have seen that moment ahead, I would have had a different mindset …
I am so grateful for the ongoing work God does in my home.
And for now, I’ll say bye. Have a fantastic week ahead, all of you.
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