Here I am!

I'm kind of working on my life goals mid-way through 2012 this year instead of at the beginning.  I started them and then, sigh, life happened.  A lot of you have been around through it so you know what I mean....but life didn't just show up in early 2012, it came barreling in with guns and knives.  And...it caught me with my armor off, unprepared and not one bit ready to handle what it through at me.  I spent quite a bit of time flat out, hiding in the corner and never effectively dealing well with anything!  But as always...I have managed to pull myself back up, set myself on my feet and start forward again.  I feel like I'm ready now.  I hope I won't be caught without my armor again...but no matter what when necessary I'll deal with life, get back up and move on!!  So glad that you are here with me right now! God never promised us that the journey of Life would be easy or always happy or without problems....but He did promise He would always be with us, just as He has been with me throughout everything.  He's my rock, He listens, encourages; He gives me the greatest friends to help me through it all; He picks me up and cradles me as I regain my strength. I am so blessed!

I've learned a lot this year.....and just think: it's only half-way through the year! Man, I should be really smart by the end of the year, huh?  Let's only hope that half of what I'm learning sticks in my brain!  I'm only human, never ever perfect...but always striving to do the best that I can.  THAT'S  the best I can do!  And with God and my family and my friends on my side, I will make it!  No matter how many down days I have or struggles I go through...I will make it.

And so, after taking a very deep breath....welcome to my new (and hopefully improved) blog!  I'm starting fresh....not hiding or running any longer, not being scared to post, not trying to disguise who I am, not worrying what someone will think or say about what I post or say or a picture I shared.  It's me....it's not them, it's not anyone else....it's just me.  And I'm ok with me! :-)  I pray that God guides me words always, uses me in any way He sees fit and helps me to bless others as they have blessed me.

Here we go!