Payton Skky Series by Stephanie Perry Moore

Author:Stephanie Perry Moore [Moore, Stephanie Perry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-8024-8241-9
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Published: 2002-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

11

Outside the Boxes

Being back home in my own bed felt so good. I missed my own space with my life, my walls, my rules. Being with my extended family in Denver did prove to be a good experience in the end, however. So I was thankful that I went.

The lessons that I learned there I’ll carry with me always, both bad and good. I learned that though I was used to things being a certain way, they didn’t have to be that way for everything to be OK. And though things might not always go the way I want them to, that’s OK too. Knowing that I can accept things better and deal with defeat actually makes me a winner in the long run. That is the ultimate goal.

I felt like I had been saved from depression. Well, maybe the negative experiences coupled with the wonderful talk with my aunt saved me. Going to Denver had somehow revived me and made me appreciate things in a whole other light.

Regardless of what others say, do, or feel around me, I’ve got to be OK with me. I’ve got to be able to put on a smiling face and see each day as a good one. When problems arise, I need to be creative enough to not let the challenge of the obstacle get me down. I must find a way to climb over it, move it aside, or simply bust through it.

Since I had been out of touch for a while, I figured I would get in touch with my friends.

I dialed up Tad and said, “Hey, guy. How are you?”

“Payton, you’re back. I’m good. How are you?”

“I’m great!”

“Wow! You sound mighty happy. What’s up?” he asked.

“I don’t know. I guess I’m tired of being down. It’s supposed to be the best time of my life. The summer before I go to college, you know, and here I am being weighed down as if my life is over, when it’s really just beginning.”

“So you got all the answers now,” he cut in.

“Umm …” I hesitated. “I don’t know if I have the answers, but I’m just trying to deal with not having the answers and being cool with that. And appreciating learning the answers as I go along. I don’t know, just enjoying life, period. It’s such a blessing. I’ve been thinking about those four girls in that car accident lately.”

“You mean the ones that died from Jackson a few months back.”

“Yeah. They were from that private school. I just keep thinking that it could’ve been me. And that … God spared me for a reason. He’s got something for me, and I need to be happy about doing His will. There’s a lot to be done, and He can’t use me if I’m not the best I can be.”

“What do you think He’s got for you to do?”

“Well, I know we’re supposed to win souls.”

“Yeah,” Tad said. “How do you plan on doing that?”

“Like I said, I don’t have the answers.

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