So…here we are in the third month of the year. If you would have asked me in December, if I envisioned
my life as it is right now…the answer would have been a definite NO! Now, I’m going to be completely honest…2018
ended like a head on train wreck! And…to be quite honest – part of 2019 started
that way as well. And (just so we’re clear)…when I say train wreck – just ask
my kids and close friends! I’m not
exaggerating and I am pretty darn sure some of them would love to stand in line
a say choice words to one person in particular.
I say all of this to let you know – this was the pivotal moment that I
decided that God’s plan HAD to be bigger and better than my plan and that 2019
was going to be a year of change!
My first big change of the year was moving onto a
houseboat. Y’all… I LOVE it! Everything about this makes me happy. I had become a great big stress ball in
between work and life, and I was truly becoming a person I did not like. And, if I didn’t like myself – then how in
the world did I expect other people to?
So… shout out to all the people who loved me when I’m pretty sure I was
unbearable. There is something about walking down a dock, and feeling the stress
and craziness of the day just melt away.
You can feel yourself slow down, take deep breaths, and just simply
breathe! I have gotten up every morning
to see the sun rise, and let me just tell you – if you have never taken the
time to get up and watch it… you really should!
I can promise you that you will NOT be disappointed!
My second big change of the year was removing people from my
life that caused me to be negative or stressed.
Now…let me just say – family is NOT included in this change. Yes – family stresses us out sometimes, but…family
is family. PERIOD. But this can include unfriending,
unfollowing, or whatever else you can do to eliminate people on social
media. It can mean that you realize that
you don’t have to be friends with everyone.
You can simply be cordial and kind.
My third big change (and it’s not even really a change), is
making sure that I surround myself with people who love me and have my best
interest at heart. Now…this is where I
am going to say that I have the BEST family, framily, and work family
around! Not only do I have a family who
is abnormally close, but I have a family that I have chosen (or they have
chosen me) over the years. And, to those
people – I am forever grateful. Those
are the people who are the real heroes every day. They are the ones who love me when I’m unlovable
and the ones who support my craziness. They are the ones I can call at
2:00am, and I would never question if they would pick up the phone. They are the ones who pray for you and with
you, and you know that you are always covered.
These people really are the real heroes in my life!
So…as I finish up March – I will continue to pray for guidance, and do my best to follow HIS plan (not mine) and I am super excited to see what
life brings me next!
