The Chijioke Life

"Today was the day I said good-bye to you, you are worn and look a bit weary...  I don't think I've untied your laces in over a year and there are a myriad of little strings sticking out here and there...  I thought I'd just be happy, to retire you, to mark this as {my. last. day.} But, I paused as I started to turn away,  "..take time" , a quiet Voice whispered.  ::And so, I stood there, in the dark of the night, and I remembered::   You had only one job description, "work shoes".  NEVER  to be confused with "workout shoes", "home shoes" or "play shoes". You have always been, "work ONLY shoes".  ::And, as such, you have faithfully carried me on my work journey::   The cold, dark mornings... where the wind nipped at my nose and I clutched the hot coffee cup a little tighter as I jogged to the brightly, lit door.  Or the balmy, muggy, summer skies as the sun lazily stretched over...

Today is our last day as a family in North Texas... I am finding it hard to believe this day has arrived... It's been a hectic, chaotic day--week--month. As I run around checking off last minute details and fixing last minute hiccups... I feel the pull of emotion, always in the background, as I subconsciously contemplate the sudden REALITY that we are, in fact, moving away from our community and the state we have called home for the past 13yrs -- the only home my kids have ever known, the place we were a family with Cj... On top of the regular stress of this time, with all that moving entails, I'm also in the midst of my business' annual grand convention - this event is such a mountaintop experience that it makes my tumultuous emotions even more a contrast - such a surreal experience!!   My/Our feelings are such a jumble -- we are excited for where God is leading us, enjoying the surprise of the unknown... ::but there is so much unknown awaiting us -- ...