Thank you, BeingMe. It does feel like I'm "wandering in the wilderness" at times. And a year-and-a-half into the wilderness (both my marriage and my ministry position ended the same week, and I lost friends and community in both) it feels like I'll never find that oasis. I just wish D13 wasn't in the same wilderness. Hers, I think, has more to do with just being in middle school and being ever-so-slightly "different." Nevertheless, it leaves her isolated at a time when she needs the support of friends and community. I have prayed and prayed to find some kind of youth group, the answer to which high school would be best for her, and I'm not getting much clarity at all--at least none that I can recognize.
Yes, I'm hoping that 2010 marks the year I find an oasis! Thanks for always being there, BeingMe!
M60 H52 D20 M14 yrs OW-old gf from 1986 bomb-5/18/08 H filed for D-9/10/08 D final 4/24/09 xH remarried (not OW) 2012