Another Home for Aiden

My guest today is Salena Stormo...rejoice with me on how God helped her through a difficult time in her life...making a huge decision.

Is there such a thing as a living, breathing definition? If so I would make the perfect one for klutz. I can’t juggle and never tried waitressing for the lack of coordination. So how is it that I have managed to juggle life so easily?

There was a time when it was not balanced. A darker time when I felt alone and nothing worked out right. The ups were low and the lows were lower. But a voice beckoned to me loud and clear, assuring me that I was not alone. It was a wake up call and one I gladly answered. From that point on life has still had its ups and downs but the ups are very high and the lows are not so low anymore. Juggling has become a way of life and one that is greeted every morning with a smile…. well most mornings anyway. I have learned to lean on God more and give Him burdens I cannot carry.

One such burden was how to raise my son as a single mom. I made a huge decision last year to sell my house and move my six year old son, Aiden and I into my parent’s house. I became a single mom when Aiden was 12 months old and it has been just him and I for a long time now.

My decision to move in with my parents was not a financial decision. In fact I took the money from the sell to add onto their log home to make room for us. No, the decision went much deeper than that. Aiden, who doesn’t remember his dad, needed a steady, loving male role model in his life. He has a firm grip on his Heavenly Father but there was a void when it came to his earthly father. Who better to help fill those shoes than his grandpa? My parent’s were ecstatic! Suffering from Empty Nest Syndrome was no longer an issue!

It was hard for me to give up my house. I loved every square inch of it and every blade of grass on my one acre of Texas land. But living alone in that big house was taking its toll on Aiden. He felt like he was the man of the house. That is a lot of burden for such a small child. He began acting out and was easy to cry and have nightmares. So I prayed and prayed and prayed some more. I decided to put my house on the market. If it was God’s will then it would happen. In this bad economy in a small town where houses take upwards of 8 months to sell mine sold in 6 WEEKS.

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9

Asking God to guide my footsteps He has willingly guided me on this path. I am assured daily that it was the right decision. One such affirmation is how my son now responds to every day situations. He smiles more and sleeps at night knowing he is safe. He can finally be a little kid! It fills my heart with joy to watch him laugh heartily and be comfortable with himself and life.

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last— and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. John 15:16