Must come out
Long before I was a mother stroking the cheek of a pre-schooler while we role played the Bernstein Bears I was a 16-year-old girl embarking on my first solo adventure. Bible College. My intentions were good as I made my way to evening church serves & early morning intercession.
What starts in the dark…
I was finishing up my kitchen duties for the evening & listening to the local Christian contemporary station when he walked into the cafeteria in a large white t-shirt & baggy grey sweatpants. My eyes did not immediately lock with his nor did my heart stop as he stared it me. It was a non-event {at least for me}. As I finished cleaning, I made small talk with him & the other boys that had made there way into the kitchen area well past dinner.
It wasn’t long before a Tasmanian devil card made its way to my hands & prayers passed my lips as I did what any normal God fearing courtship focused teen did. I prayed for guidance & direction. Here standing in front of me was a boy who I normal would not even give a passing glance to, had it not been for the fact that he was telling me he had visions of me as his wife. I had to pray about it if only to get him to move on.
I said a prayer, I laid down a fleece & before I knew it I was in a relationship that was completely against the rules with someone I couldn’t even stand. But when words like God, visions, dreams, spiritual & the one come floating past your ears you to tend to become a little more than hazy.
We were quickly engaged in hopes that, that would eliminate the pressure of the rules that so weighed us down. It didn’t & by Spring of that same year I was packing my bags to go home & plan a wedding for a relationship that would never make it past the opening bell.
I could & should get into all the details that followed my exit from school & the demise of the relationship, but I think that’s best saved for another time & RemembeRED prompt.
What starts in the dark…
Twitter: themhalf
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November 8th, 2011 at 8:27 am
I love your courage in sharing this story. Well said, and of course I want to read more now.
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November 8th, 2011 at 8:37 am
Visions, dreams and destiny? This is a great intro. My only gripe is that it’s a partial story. Can’t wait to hear what happens next.
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Twitter: insignifblog
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November 8th, 2011 at 9:02 am
Wow…you definitely left me wanting to read more!
Lis
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Twitter: letmestart
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November 8th, 2011 at 10:31 am
Do you mean that he said that God told him you were to marry? That’s pretty strong stuff for a teenager to hear. Wow.
Love to hear when you fill in all these blanks. Sounds like you have an interesting tale to tell…
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November 8th, 2011 at 11:52 am
I can’t wait for the next espisode. I didn’t realise you had also been to bible college. How long did you go for?
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November 8th, 2011 at 2:31 pm
We are going to get to hear more right?? Interesting story – really catches the reader
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November 8th, 2011 at 5:08 pm
Wow. Well written. You really capture the uncertainty of a very confusing time!
You do know you have left us all hanging – which is really mean!! I would love to hear the rest. I do hope that you have found a happier ending. I might just stay for a bit and read some of your other things, just to find out.
I have popped over from RemembeRED…
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Twitter: NorthOnHarper
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November 8th, 2011 at 5:35 pm
more, more, give me more!!!!!
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November 9th, 2011 at 6:22 am
Wow, those kind of heavy expectations seem unimaginable for a teenager. I would love to hear more about it.
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November 9th, 2011 at 8:18 am
Wow, you got me hooked…..completely.
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November 9th, 2011 at 1:05 pm
Extremely well written story, even if it is just a teaser
The fight between what you know you should feel (and don’t) and what you think is the right thing to do is so intense even in this short excerpt. Hope to read the end of this story!
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