Now we look inside, and what we see is that anyone united with the Messiah gets a fresh start, is created new. The old life is gone; a new life burgeons! Look at it! II Cor. 5:17 Amp.

Went to my High School 40th Class Reunion this weekend.  It was great seeing everyone.  There was an unexpected bonus, too.  I got to make amends with someone I've not seen since 1972.  His wife graduated with me and she is a real sweetheart.  She was a great encourager to me when I was learning to do the "play-day" thing back then.  We always had horses growing up, but I never tried barrel racing them.  When I was married back then we did that.  Thinking about it now I have to laugh!  Because it is so funny to think of me doing that sort of thing.  I am so not country now. They wore boots and wrangler jeans.  I don't own a pair of cowboy boots.

I was only 17 & he was 19 years old.  Way too young to get married.  I worked half a day and went to school half a day my senior year in high school.  For some reason I had it stuck in my mind that I didn't want to go to college.  Hindsight is so much better isn't it? As I have gotten older I cringe at so many of the decisions I have made throughout my life.  He was my first love.  My life at home was not very happy.  In fact I was a very miserable person.  My Mother signed for me to get married.  We were married for two years.  Boy, they were very hard.  He is such a gentleman and a sweet guy.  I was NOT a nice person to live with.  Like I said I was a very unhappy person inside and didn't love me so how could I love anyone else?  I didn't become a born again Christian until 1976.  We were drinking and partying a lot back then.  I'm sure I added to him drinking a lot.  Poor guy!

She was the first person I saw before going into the main room.  Was able to tell her how glad I was they got married. That I think she is awesome and told her what she did for me during my "play day" times.  Then I was able to see if it was okay to talk with her husband.  (I think she said they had been married 36 years. 3 kids and 5 grandkids later!)  When I went up to him she was grinning and he gave me a big hug like the wonderful person he is.  I was able to apologize to him.  I told him I was really so unhappy back then.   He told me he knew it. (Duh, how could he not? When Debbie's unhappy so is everyone around her!)  He was very happy for me when I told him I was a born again Christian.   He said it really does make a difference, doesn't it?  Couldn't help but totally agree with him!  Being in Christ gives you so much freedom.  Old things pass away and all things do become new. 


The Lord is so good. On the drive down to Cleburne I had asked Him to open my mouth to say what He wanted me to say and not say what didn't need to be said.   To do only what would glorify HIM.  I danced to old music.  Did the old dances.  With girls and and a  crazy acting friend who use to be too shy as so many of us.  Let His joy shine through and had a blast at my reunion.  Met my friends on Facebook in person and from years ago that I don't remember in High School, because I was so shy, only went to CHS my Junior/Senior year and was seriously dating my very sweet sweetheart most of that time.  Then got married the second semester of my senior year.  So, had a few friends dear friends.  Great forever friends, though.  That will last a lifetime.  But, man, did I have a blast at my reunion reconnecting with them all.  The best thing of all is I made new ones.  I am looking forward to the next reunion hoping it isn't another ten years!