Regular Girl Devos Retro-edition: This is Not The End of the Story

Our Regular Girl Devos Retro-edition: This is Not The End of the Story, was published in February 2022. I think it fits well with our theme of family and helping others:

“Meet my lovely 81-year-old mom. She lives with my sister and spends her days listening to audio books. She lost her vision in 1998 to a drug interaction, and 9 years later, she lost her husband to cancer. Mom wondered if her story was over. But God proved she had more chapters to come, and even today is not the end of the story.”

There are times, especially if we have a setback, we wonder if we are done. During challenges, we can think we have reached the end of our usefulness. As we age and look back on our lives, and imagine what might have been or what we could have done if circumstances had been different.

Trust God, keep going. I believe God sends us the help we need, and one day a new purpose may sneak up on us:

“After our dad passed, my mom and sister were ‘adopted’ by a local church they had never attended. Receiving the loving care needed, they renewed their faith and made new friends. One church couple became part of our family, and when they adopted a baby girl, our family grew by one more.

Fast forward and that baby girl, Miriam, started middle school. The private school has a unique hybrid program, with three days a week in the classroom and two days a week in home study. My sister works from home and helped with home study. Mom also stepped in and tutored Miriam with vocal drills. Turns out Miriam is a verbal learner. Mom now has a new purpose for her days, and Miriam’s grades have improved.”

I think God wants us to know, as long as we breathe, we can make a difference:

“No matter what has happened in the past, what may happen now, or what we imagine happening in the future, today is not the end of the story. God always has another chapter in store for us!

And, if we know Jesus as Lord, when we finish our earthly chapters, we will enjoy our final heavenly chapter for the rest of eternity.”

Several months after my story posted, mom passed away. She wasn’t sick, depressed or frightened. She simply laid down to rest. But I know where she went, and this is still not the end of her story!

“Photo attribution: My sister snapped Mom listening to the end of her current book. Miriam waits patiently for study time, while Contessa and Olive are more interested in nap time.”

Read more about my mom and dad in these past posts: What I Know Now About Legacy and Soul Music Promises.

And for even more inspiration, read this story in Guideposts about how a girl accidentally found her purpose by helping her neighbor!

“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV