I am so blessed!

Ok, don't fall over---two posts, two days in a row! I am definitely feeling inspired as of late. I have really hit my stride with school...I am almost finished and that long dark tunnel definitely has a ray of sunshine cheering me on. That leads me to all of you...my friends. I could never have gotten back on my feet as well without all of your love and support. I am very driven, I will admit. I could have done it but I do not think it would have been as well. Please know that each of you makes a difference in my life! You are loved!

Today Natalie and I were talking. Her birthday is February 10. She will be 18...oh, I mean 8! Some days it just feels like 18! Those of you with girls will understand...she has to brush her hair just right, pick out her own outfits, etc. My friends, I think I will be in trouble when she is 14! Maybe sooner! Anyway, we were talking about her impending birthday and she mentioned that she would like the 5 of us to do something as a family to celebrate. I am thinking much too simplistic here because I am thinking; cake & ice cream, you know, the usual! : ) So I asked my darling daughter what she had in mind. Her reply, "Well, we have not been to Disneyland for awhile!" Now here I must tell you that we have been to Disneyland just once, and she was just under 2 years old! She makes this statement like this is something we might normally do to celebrate a birthday...so commonplace! I smile and I say, "That would be nice but I am afraid that we all have school. How about Applebee's or something?" The beautiful thing about children is that in their minds, nothing is impossible. I am trying to be more child-like and it seems to be working.

In recent years I have had goals I wanted to see myself accomplish. I knew I could do it, with God's help, of course. First I knew I had to rid myself of the albatross around my neck. No offense to anyone but some things are just not meant to be. What I have discovered is that if you are in a relationship that does not allow you to be the person that God created you to be, then there is a problem. That little piece of knowledge helped me to affirm that what I was doing was right. I have learned to say things like, "I am going to go back to school and complete my degree," and I just do it. He works out all the details. I am no longer afraid of failing (well at least not as much as I was). The point is, that any more the things I set my mind to doing come to fruition because I have faith that they will. I have always had faith but maybe not like this. I really believe now that with God, I CAN accomplish anything!

Life is still not perfect. It never will be, but it is MY life! : ) It is what it is!