During the time just before my divorce, I started looking for a new home. I can look back now and honestly say nothing that took place happened by accident; God had his plans set in motion for me long before I knew anything about it.
I heard through someone about a piece of property for sale. When I went to look at it, it was exactly what I had been hoping to find.
Almost 9 acres off the road out in the middle of nowhere surrounded by woods on all sides and no neighbors right next to me. This is my kind of place! I loved it and it instantly felt like home to me.
I did not have the money to outright purchase it at that time. I spoke to the seller and filled him in on the fact I would soon receive a divorce settlement.
We came to an agreement and I was allowed to lease it for the next couple of months until my divorce was finalized. With the help of my parents, I purchased an old model mobile home and parked it on my land. Things were coming along nicely. After receiving my settlement I paid for the land in full. For the next two years I lived a peaceful life as a single lady. I felt happier than I had been in a very long time. I had never really given any thought to the fact that this sort of thing doesn't normally fall into place this easily for a woman on her own.
At the time I had gone to work at our local hospital as a birth certificate clerk within the medical records office. I met a few girls who became very good friends. One of the girls who worked in the transcription office knew of someone who had been looking for someone to date after his marriage had ended.
I really did not fancy the idea too much at the time but she eventually talked me in to letting him call me. Within the week of talking to him we planned to meet on a blind date. Both of us were extremely nervous. We had both been off the market for twenty years.
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