It is a rainy Friday morning, and I have been sitting here with C & K enjoying our lazy morning. As I am sitting here with two pups and two kids, I have been thinking about my birthday month and what an amazing month it has been! The past 30 days have been filled with more family, friends, love, hugs, and laughter than I could have ever imagined! And honestly... I could not be more thankful or blessed! This has been a month of mended relationships, and reminders that each one of us is human, and each one of us make mistakes. It has been a month of forgiveness and open-mindedness and a month of new relationships being born, This has been a month of completing life long goals, and accomplishing things I never thought I could. It has been a month of friends who need each other and are there for each other, if for nothing more than a dance party and laughs!I just want to thank all of my people for an amazing month, and for all of you being such amazing people and blessing my life each and every day!! I love you all!!!
A lot has happened in our lives over the past couple of months. C has graduated from high school, and had his 18th birthday... he is now legally an adult. K is approaching her 16th birthday, and now has a car - she is also the only "non-adult" in our house (which she isn't so sure about). C has rescued a wild bunny, lost the same wild bunny, and J found it again. I still work crazy hours at a job I LOVE, and I am finishing up my last 3 weeks of school. Finishing my degree has not been easy, but it has been worth it! My mom had a mishap on Mother's Day, and we spent a lot of time at the hospital. We have been on our family vacation, and there have been break-ups. I say all of this for everyone to always remember... we are all human! So...I thought I would share a few things about me - that make me who I am.I make mistakes & my kids make mistakes. I have friends who are gay, lesbian, and straight. I am not perfect and will NEVER claim to be. I have few TRUE friends, and I cherish them dearly. I have new friends that I am growing to love daily. I love my family more every day, and I know I do not always tell them I appreciate them like I should. I am a Jesus lover, and proud of it! I daily work on my relationship with Him, and I know I stumble. I also know He is a forgiving God that loves us! I try really hard not to judge others, although I fail at times. I am loyal to a fault, but when you push me to my limit I have no trouble walking away. I am capable of making my own decisions, mowing my own grass, and fixing my own stuff. Would it be nice to have help...yes, but it is not mandatory. I am a big girl, and I can get it done! I love social media - it has its faults, but it also has allowed me to reconnect with sorority sisters and lifelong friends. It gives my family that lives out of state the ability to watch my kids grow up and vice versa. I am stubborn and hardheaded. If I believe in something I will stand my ground to the end. I will apologize when I'm wrong, and I will also forgive. I will tell people I love them because you never know when someone really just needs to hear it and be reminded. I always support my kids and love them unconditionally - even when I don't agree. I believe that everyone should always have that one person who always has their back, that you can always depend on. I have been divorced for 11 years, and it has not always been easy. I have also had relationships over the past 11 years that have not lasted, all for different reasons. When they ended it was not one person's fault - and I'm okay with that. I started praying several years ago for whoever that person may be that God brings in my life. I have no idea who it will be, or if it will be anyone, But... I do know that God has a plan and His plan is always better and greater than my own.I say all of this to ask everyone to remember to be kind and respectful. We are all going through things in life that are hard...no one knows about these things or needs to know about them. There are things that happen that no one will ever understand except the people involved. We are all put on this earth for a short time, and we do not know when our time will be up. So, I will choose to be happy, love my people and love my God.Happy Sunday y'all!
