I would have to say my most “surreal“ moment was when I went to church one Sunday…
I was sitting in the pew 
… listening to the sermon… What it was about… I have no idea…
We… being my husband and two little boys had been going to this church for a few months… 
My cousin, her husband and little boy had been going too…
I had never actually belonged to a church before…
I had went off and on with friends and such…
As I was sitting there… a feeling of such calmness… came over me…
I will never forget that!…
It was like I was in a dream-like state 
…
I heard a voice… Not a voice of someone around me…
I say to this day… “It was the Lord talking”…
Surreal???… Oh, yes it was!
I found myself listening to this voice as it said, “Give her time”…
I knew the voice was speaking of me…
I sat there and then… what seemed like someone literally lifting me up… almost trance-like… I was getting up and walking… I felt like I was floating…
Down the middle of the church aisle that led to the front of the church… 
All I knew… was that I wanted to profess my belief in Jesus…
He had entered my heart… I must have finally let the barriers down… letting Him see me and me… Him…
It was such a transformation!…
Yes, “surreal” is such a good word for this experience…
I felt like I was in a dream-like state as I mentioned… and this feeling of pure joy abounded for weeks…
I was in a place of such peacefulness… I knew it was real!…
I had so many ups/downs in the years to come…
A son who was diagnosed with Bi-polar Disorder…
A husband home from Viet-Nam with past memories flaring up…
My job in the public school system with Special Needs children…
Parents growing older… A dad dying…
A Mother (90) years old)… moving in with us…
A Mother passing away…
A Brother passing away…
A Sister passing away…
My husband’s family leaving us… one by one…
But, ever since that “surreal” happening… I have not been alone…
My Lord has been there …
and now I picture my hand in His
... if ever I need comfort… if ever I need strength… if ever I need love…
and it’s so “surreal” …
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What a lot of stress you had at that time (you sound much more at peace and joyful now!) and what a lot of giving you were doing, to so many around you. I’m glad that you found faith and hope…I know many people are skeptical about finding real help, real comfort, in religion, but I believe we find what we look for, what we are open to. Blessings! ~ Sheila
What a beautiful story of your surrender to Christ.
Thanks Peggy…always with me…