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Stormy
Surrender
By Nicole Andrews Moore
Sometimes the life you planned isn’t the one you get to
live. Sometimes the pain of the past
overshadows the future. And sometimes to
start over you have to go back to where it all began. That’s how it was for Joe Masters. That’s how he ended up back in New Hope. And that’s why he was in his thirties and had
nothing to show for his life. He needed
a complete overhaul, just like his father’s old house. Instead of a fast track, he had slowed down
and was on a ten year plan. These days
that was more his speed. And as much as
he tried to fight the inevitable, he was learning to accept and surrender.
Martha had weathered her fair share of storms in
Vermont, was accustomed to the cold, both the chill in the air and the cold
shoulder in her marriage, but after the miscarriage she felt like she would
never get warm again. So she did the
research from the laptop while sitting in front of the fireplace. She knew what she needed when she Googled
hope, she just never imagined that it would bring her to New Hope, South
Carolina. She never imagined that her
husband would trick her into leaving and never follow. She never imagined that a southern storm with
all its force and fury could be so destructive.
But after the storm, the land is washed clean. It’s perfect for a fresh start, a clean
slate, and a new love.
Nicki has lived in Charlotte, North Carolina with her
children for the past eleven years and her husband for the past three
years. Her journey has barely begun and she loves every minute of
it. Every day of her life seems to bring new adventures, some bigger,
better, shinier and prettier than others. She's still getting used
to that new life smell she's experiencing, a combination of hope, love, and
happiness. (The perfect scents to build a new life on...)
For fun, she spends time with those she cares about,
cooks, reads, writes, and especially lives to travel. The current travel
goal: visit every Margaritaville. Two down! (Eleven to go?)
In addition to writing on Suddenly Single Journey,
Nicki is a contributor for Project Underblog. Her writing can also be
found on Shine, where she is a Shine Parenting Guru and an award winning Yahoo!
Contributor on YourWisdom as the relationship and dating expert. And she
has been published by McClatchy News in their syndicated papers.
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