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Date: January 30, 2010

Books & DVDs Kingdom Chums by SQuire Rushnell Read Our Letter To Parents When God Winks on New Beginnings by SQuire Rushnell When God Winks by SQuire Rushnell When God Winks on Love by SQuire Rushnell When God Winks on You by SQuire Rushnell

After escaping an abusive marriage in 2000, my kids encouraged me to sell the house, an old duplex, because it was full of "bad memories". I responded that it was my Goliath and I had won. The house felt like a trophy of sorts.

However, earlier this year, I felt a nudge that God had a big change coming. I wanted to be ready so I put my house on the market and instantly got interest from the administration of a local college. But, when it came time for a formal offer, they backed away and asked me to donate it instead. Still recovering from a divorce and all the bills left by my ex, there was no way I could afford to do this.

Then, following an upheaval at my work, I found myself unemployed. This did not feel like the blessed change that I was waiting for.

But, by becoming unemployed, it dropped my income just enough that the door opened for me to return to college, a life long dream. And, I realized that when I receive my degree in psychology, I will want to get office space in exactly THIS neighborhood and I could not have asked for a better location than the one I have. Being a duplex, I can move into the back and have a quiet cozy home with a large yard and use the front as office and counseling space. The icing on the cake is that about the same time as I finish my degree, I will also be totally debt free.

Cheryl