Home Deliverance

October 22, 2016 by JoAnna 12 Comments

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Home is where I love to be these days. For thirty years or more, it was Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, it’s off to work I go. Not digging in the mines like the seven dwarfs, but digging through layers of paperwork and computer records more than one would imagine when the job is being a counselor. Now, I do that job just one day a week.

Home is not ho hum to me like it might have been when I was in my teens and twenties – when I met the man who would some day make it possible for me to stay home more.

Home is comfortable, peaceful, an introvert’s heaven. Now, I have the time to make it even more comfortable. My cozy little cottage, without the seven dwarfs, is safe. I’m not saying dwarfs would not be safe. I have nothing against dwarfs. Clowns, now that’s another story….let’s not go there.

My husband offered me the opportunity to quit my job last year as he approached the age when he could dip into his retirement savings. I kept asking him, are you sure it’s okay for me to do that? I even talked with his accountant. I hadn’t been supported financially by a man since….since I lived with my parents which seems like a whole lot of time ago. There I used the prompt in the middle of a word. And it wasn’t that hard, not planning it exactly.

I don’t hate my job that paid the bills for 30 plus years, I love parts of it, that’s why I’m still doing it one day a week. I like helping people and the decrease in paperwork. But there was a time when I prayed for deliverance, when I was working late at night, trying to catch up on the paperwork.

Deliverance came in a way I never would have imagined. When the time was right, my soulmate found me again. It took a long time, but the timing was perfect – when he was close to retiring from his career job, and when we were ready. Which reminds me to never give up hope. God and the whole universe are working for us, if we just put our hearts desires out there on a starry night or two, get ready, and believe that anything is possible.

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Linda’s prompt for today’s Stream of Consciousness post was, “ho,” with instructions to find a word with those two letter in that order and use it in your post.

Here are the rules:

1. Your post must be stream of consciousness writing, meaning no editing, (typos can be fixed) and minimal planning on what you’re going to write.

2. Your post can be as long or as short as you want it to be. One sentence – one thousand words. Fact, fiction, poetry – it doesn’t matter. Just let the words carry you along until you’re ready to stop.

3. There will be a prompt every week. I will post the prompt here on my blog on Friday, along with a reminder for you to join in. The prompt will be one random thing, but it will not be a subject. For instance, I will not say “Write about dogs”; the prompt will be more like, “Make your first sentence a question,” “Begin with the word ‘The’,” or simply a single word to get your started.

4. Ping back! It’s important, so that I and other people can come and read your post! For example, in your post you can write “This post is part of SoCS:” and then copy and paste the URL found in your address bar at the top of this post into yours. Your link will show up in my comments for everyone to see. The most recent pingbacks will be found at the top. NOTE: Pingbacks only work from WordPress sites. If you’re self-hosted or are participating from another host, such as Blogger, please leave a link to your post in the comments below.

5. Read at least one other person’s blog who has linked back their post. Even better, read everyone’s! If you’re the first person to link back, you can check back later, or go to the previous week, by following my category, “Stream of Consciousness Saturday,” which you’ll find right below the “Like” button on my post.

6. Copy and paste the rules (if you’d like to) in your post. The more people who join in, the more new bloggers you’ll meet and the bigger your community will get!

7. As a suggestion, tag your post “SoCS” and/or “#SoCS” for more exposure and more views.

8. Have fun!

Author: JoAnna

An open minded, tree-hugging Christian, former counselor, and life-long lover of animals, I'm returning to my creative roots and have published my first book: Trust the Timing, A Memoir of Finding Love Again, available at amazon.com.

12 thoughts on “Home Deliverance”

Sue Dreamwalker
October 22, 2016 at 7:33 pm

Ditto to what you have said JoAnna, I also took early retirement two years ago after reaching my 60th and over 38 yrs of working full time.. And I am living off my hubby too 😉 as he retired some years before, even though I went part time for the last few years I decided retirement is meant for us both to enjoy..
It did take me almost a year though to slow down, and stop rushing around doing everything in one mad dash.. And I now love my lady of leisure life.. LOL.. To be able to do the things you want when you want, and please yourself and not be at others beck and call for work is wonderful
Enjoy … Enjoy ….. ENJOY!!! every moment of togetherness.
Love Sue ❤

- JoAnna
  October 22, 2016 at 11:06 pm
  
  I’m still rushing around some days, but do have glorious days of staying home. Looking forward to more days of relaxing. We’ve earned it!
  
  - Sue Dreamwalker
    October 23, 2016 at 12:32 am
    
    Yes and to quote a famous add.. We are Worth It 🙂
    
smilecalm
October 22, 2016 at 9:05 pm

wishing you peaceful
moments at home
wherever you are, JoAnna 🙂

- JoAnna
  October 22, 2016 at 11:07 pm
  
  Thank you, David. 🙂
  
Prajakta
October 22, 2016 at 10:49 pm

So happy for this home that you have been building unknowingly and how it played out so well. Enjoy these well earned moments of peace and tranquility. This is what pure contentment is about, isn’t it? 🙂

- JoAnna
  October 22, 2016 at 11:08 pm
  
  Exactly. Thank you for the encouragement!
  
learning to live like water
October 23, 2016 at 2:10 am

Great job with the prompt! So many words with “ho” telling a coherent thought! I’m totally with you about being at home, it’s lovely, especially when we don’t have to work!

- JoAnna
  October 23, 2016 at 5:19 am
  
  Thank you! Yes, it really is lovely to have more freedom with our time after so many years.
  
jacquelineobyikocha
October 23, 2016 at 2:29 pm

Inspiring and thoughtful post. Hope keeps us holding on and indeed we should never give it up.

- JoAnna
  October 24, 2016 at 5:40 am
  
  You got it, Jacqeline! Thanks for the support!
  
  - jacquelineobyikocha
    October 24, 2016 at 2:10 pm
    
    My pleasure JoAnna