Life is interesting. All the twist and turns it takes you on. I would have never thought I'd be were I am today. Yet, I am so grateful I am.
It dawned on me I have made a major move every ten years of my adult life so far. I left Pennsylvania for Virginia when I was 19. I left Virginia for Texas when I was 29. I'm planning to leave Texas to return to Virginia. I'll be 39. What a journey.
When I left Pennsylvania I had with me a bag of dreams. Dreams of what my life would become. Naturally I would be married by 25. I would spend the rest of my life in the church I was in. Honestly I held the belief that beyond where I was the world was flat. That may seem absurd now. At the time nothing I had experienced before could measure what was happening at the time nor could I imagine anything topping that.
I was in an amazing church. I was growing and learning. I had great network of friends and surrogate extended family.I had a group of young women I was mentoring and doing life with. How could things get better? Eventually after failed relationships and hearing great reports from friends who moved out of state I began thinking... maybe the world wasn't so flat.
When I drove into Texas I had with me a trunk of expectations. Expectations of how my life would be. None of my expectations were fulfilled. However, a few dreams came true along with a few lovely surprises.
I've traveled to four foreign nations. India, Japan, Nigeria and Mexico. I read Danielle Steel's "Wanderlust" when I was 13 years old. Ever since then it was dream of mine to see the world. I told my aunt upon graduation I was going to the University of FarAway. So to actually go... breathtaking.
Then I met my husband. I'd known him for years. However, I hadn't really met him. His strength, intelligence, generosity and ferocity for God I really knew nothing about. He is an amazing man. With a smile in my heart I still stay he was worth waiting for.
What can I say about my children? My girls 7 years apart. Each advanced in their stages of development. Each make me so proud. They are lovely and altogether delightful. How grateful I am to have them. I kiss them before putting them bed. I kiss them in the morning. I pray everyday they know what it feels like to be loved.
This is not the end to my story. There is so much more to come. So much more to see. I'm looking forward to the next chapter.
I've traveled to four foreign nations. India, Japan, Nigeria and Mexico. I read Danielle Steel's "Wanderlust" when I was 13 years old. Ever since then it was dream of mine to see the world. I told my aunt upon graduation I was going to the University of FarAway. So to actually go... breathtaking.
Then I met my husband. I'd known him for years. However, I hadn't really met him. His strength, intelligence, generosity and ferocity for God I really knew nothing about. He is an amazing man. With a smile in my heart I still stay he was worth waiting for.
What can I say about my children? My girls 7 years apart. Each advanced in their stages of development. Each make me so proud. They are lovely and altogether delightful. How grateful I am to have them. I kiss them before putting them bed. I kiss them in the morning. I pray everyday they know what it feels like to be loved.
This is not the end to my story. There is so much more to come. So much more to see. I'm looking forward to the next chapter.
