The Unexpected

I’m dealing with a great deal of a mental load right now.

As you may already have learned, if you read my last blog post, Margo Murillo, one of my dearest and oldest friends in this little swath of the Midwest died unexpectedly this past Friday. I am still doing a great deal of processing emotions myself and helping others with their grief as well

That same day, my 20 year old vehicle decided to not start, prompting me to change my day-off plans with a young friend, one who also was friends with the friend who died. We both needed time outdoors and time to process, but the plans to do that had to change because I had no car suddenly.

There’s also some maintenance issues going on in my abode. Since we rent, thankfully they are not our problem. But it seems that for every one issue we manage to get dealt with, like a hydra two more spring up. Organizing the where, when, and how has been trying at best.

And all of this on my usual day-to-day things of the full time job, the writing and all of its social media minutia (which can seem like another full time job at times), the household chores, finding time to spend with the other half, taking care of the two felines that own me and all that goes along with it.

It’s overwhelming at times.

But I find that, even in the midst of this chaos, there’s some unexpected. There’s some magic. There’s some calm in the crazy, some home in the turmoil, some light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak.

That last blog….. It has received one thousand views when I am usually lucky to break 60 views a post. Several people in my community have told me that my words not only fit dearest Margo, but have helped them to grieve and smile despite the tears. Not only did I smash my goal of 500 views for the month in one single day, but the words I write have meaning to others.

That hiking trip didn’t happen, but that friend and I spent hours talking and hiked around town. We ended up at a local diner, one of my favorites, where we snacked on ice cream and French fries and just talked and talked. While the car is still not fixed, I made memories and gained a new perspective on some things.

There were some other unexpected things that happened this week…..

Someone told me that they are reading every single one of my Portals Series, keeping the royalty streak I started back in February alive and well. While it’s not a great deal of money (I pay more in one year to keep this blog running than I get through royalties), it’s a welcome lift to this author’s heart.

A dear friend, whom I call a part of my family as well, gifted me a wonderful Squishey unicorn pen this past Sunday. She said it had my name all over it when she saw it. It came in handy as a fidget during our church service on Sunday where I penned this:

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Not everything happens for a reason, but sometimes…. we can find a reason for everything that has happened.

~ Travis Stanley, pastor, Norwalk Christian Church

I’m still trying to find the reasons for all of the unexpected that has happened. While I don’t have the answers for all of it, I can see that there is hope, love, peace, joy and magic in every moment. We can’t expect the unexpected, but we can find room for them in our story regardless. But the trick is, we have to write our own stories with room for the unexpected as well.

Stay magical, my dear readers.

Keep on with that writing of your own stories.

And keep an eye out for the unexpected.

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