Cotton Candy Clouds by Janice Hanna

Author:Janice Hanna
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2012-10-05T00:00:00+00:00

Thirteen

Candy managed to avoid a couple of calls from Darren in the days following his meeting with the men. She replayed his words in her mind several times over, trying to make sense of them: “Gary, you’re my friend. You can count on me. You know I’d do anything for you.”

How did this happen? Darren, of all people, knew Gary’s record with the airline. Why not let the union officials take it from here? Why did he feel compelled to get involved. . .and on the men’s side, no less?

Candy stewed over his sudden participation, but decided not to say anything about it, wondering if, instead, he would bring it up. Ironically, the two phone messages he’d left were completely unrelated to work. One had to do with an air show he was hoping they could attend together in a few weeks. The other had to do with the singles group trip to Atlantic City on Saturday. Candy didn’t respond to either, unsure of what to say. Or do.

On Thursday morning, with plenty of free time ahead of her, she decided to take a walk to clear her mind. Maybe she could get some prayer time in along the way. She’d already poured her heart out to the Lord about all of this, but He seemed distant and quiet on the matter.

Though she and Darren had seen some of the sights in Newark, there were still so many places she had yet to discover. She’d heard the girls talk about Washington Park but had never seen it, except in passing. Today would be the perfect day to see things for herself. And to straighten out the troubling thoughts rolling through her mind.

Minutes later, Candy strolled the streets of the historic district, taking in the sights. By the time she arrived at Washington Park, she’d already hashed out several of her more troubling questions with the Lord, questions like, “Whatever happened to all of that discernment I used to have?” and “When am I ever going to feel like an equal in this industry?”

Before long, she took a seat on a park bench, staring up at a statue of George Washington, mesmerized. Now, there was a man who’d stood up for what he believed in. A man who stuck to his guns, even when everything. . .and everyone. . .opposed him.

“Hmm.” Things hadn’t really changed all that much in the past two hundred years, had they?

Looking at the other statues, Candy’s mind wandered. This whole place was filled with the memories of people who’d stood up for what they believed. Heroes who’d won the right. . .to live where they wanted, worship where they wanted, and work in occupations they loved. They’d sacrificed. . .and come out winners in the end.

“Lord, have You brought me here for a reason?”

Goose bumps covered her arms as she recognized the similarities to her situation. She began to pray. Lord, I know You’ve called me to fly. I’ve known it since I was little. And I’m not ashamed of the fact that I’m doing what You called me to do.

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