Virginia’s Voyages

And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. Isaiah 42:16

When my dear husband, John Paul Boylan, passed away in February of 2016, after almost 45 years of marriage, this verse from Isaiah was a huge comfort to me. It was a promise. Not only was I not alone, I was being guided onto a new path into new adventures. Many other Bible verses issue similar promises that continue to inspire me.

j-and-v-photo-3-2015-closeup — Forty-fourth anniversary March 2015

In April, I put the house on the market. This was something we had planned to do before his passing. It’s a big house, and will take time to find the right buyer, but I’m slowly packing up and downsizing.

front-from-driveway-cropped — Where we’ve lived for ten years

In July, I used part of the life insurance money to purchase a motor home. This, too, was something we had planned to do together. I know he would have loved the unit I picked out. I’ve nicknamed it “Ranger.”

My first trip with Ranger was to scatter John’s ashes at the location he requested. It was quite an adventure. The next installment of Virginia’s Voyages will begin that story.