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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: Up and Down (04/02/09)
It was 1973. I had been working at the Resort for over a year and had finally saved up enough money to buy my very own car. Now I will have the freedom to do what I want, when I want! As I drove down Main Street I sat up tall and proud in my new cherry red1962 Volkswagen bus.
I was on top of the world, invincible; nothing can stand in my way now or so I thought. Then Sherry called. Sherry was my girlfriend of two years, two months and one day. She sounded frantic: “Meet me under the Davis Dam tonight at 6:00, she cried.” What was wrong, I wondered. Her voice was shaking with hesitation and fear.
I remember my whole life crashing down before me as Sherry explained how her parents were getting a divorce and her mom is moving to Colorado, two States away! What were we going to do? We loved each other. There was nothing we could do, I wasn’t even 17 years old and Sherry was barely 16. We said tearful farewells. We never saw each other again.
Life does go on, but try and tell that to someone who just lost their first love.
I am slowly learning that life has many ups and downs, highs and lows. Now, I choose to focus on the highs and learn from the lows, enjoying every day because life is a journey not a destination.
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Patricia Herchenroether
04/09/09
I think this would be good in a devotional; there are plenty of Bible verses that could cover this topic.
Carolyn Crook
04/11/09
True, but try to tell that to someone who feels that the world hinges on the "here and now".

I remember well.

Sweet reminder of where we once were, but thank God,we got through it.
Myrna Noyes
04/15/09
Your story shows how quickly our situations and emotions can change in this life. Thankfully God can help us learn from them and grow in the process. Thank you for sharing this with us.