Bride, Princess, Queen... what do you see? I see myself as all titles and yet none all rolled into me, I’m just BEing. Living life full of joy and gratitude loving with all that I AM with all of my BEing!🦋
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💗 May your day be filled with love, peace and inner joy. If you’re struggling I see you, I hear you and I’ll hold space for you.🦋
💥Yes, I’m a woman, I was 17 when I enlisted after having college all lined up with a college prep diploma and everything, a born again Christian with many prayers before and during service. I knew I’d marry and have children when the time was right (losses & all); I thought I’d go on to retire but plans change, I’ve seen the living and the dead but I’m living. I’m thankful not because of the struggles but because it’s one of many of my timelines. I met my spouse in the USAF, we worked separate duty shifts, and we both deployed in combat together and separately. I held my first baby in my arms while still Active Duty and served over a year after with my husband continuing to serve. I did much with what little help possible or did it alone; sometimes I still do alone because of decisions we make or out of necessity. Guard, Reserve or Active Duty past or present of any duration of service; Veteran’s Men or Women, joining to serve our nation whether born on US soil, indigenous peoples or abroad: Air Force, Army, Army Air Corp, Coast Guard, Navy and Marine Corp, I thank you ALL for your service!! Don’t forget people, everyone has a story, a journey and a purpose or many purposes. I’ve never sought the spotlight nor do I ever plan to but have, however; I will stand, crawl or lay in bed speaking up until the day I die be that today or years and years in the future. I am a warrior, a peacemaker, a friend, I am many titles and yet none because I serve.
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Authentically ME
I'm a wife of 25 years to a husband that consistently chooses to love me despite my flaws and a mother of 3 wonderful, loving and giving children. I have 7 babies waiting for me in Heaven. I'm imperfect, often feel broken and I'm always learning; you will see many aspects of what makes me the person I am throughout this blog. Though the ups and downs in this journey through life I have learned and am learning so much, I'll never stop learning. I hold myself to impossible standards yet I know I am imperfect and will keep trying, I keep dusting myself off and getting up to go again. I understand the uniqueness of every situation and person, I am ME and others are who they choose to be; I don't have to agree with you or you agree with me. I make no secret of my standards, do NOT harm children, do NOT destroy others health (physical, mental, spiritual or financial); that's my boundaries and what it takes to have access to me. If this is too much to ask feel free to move along and I let go with love and genuinely want the best for your present and future. Healing isn't a place of arrival, it's continuous, I have healed from many things and I am still healing; like an onion healing comes in layers, like the tides; healing comes in ebbs and flows. I love, I observe, I learn and forgetting the past/history leads to cycles of chaos and I refuse to forget and not remember; I will continue learning from the lessons. I have my fair share of problems and battles, I win some and lose some but by God's grace I'm continuing in the good fight. I'm attempting to live life authentically and I enjoy the many blessings I have received both in happiness and pain. I don't have any licenses in Biblical Studies, or Health (physical, mental, spiritual, financial). I have background in military, health, service of others and individual trainings and research; I don't claim to be an expert on anything and I advise you to research and advocate for yourself as well as consult professionals. I'm sharing experiences and lessons I am learning or trying to learn as I go through life. Choose to remember but not fear, choose to enjoy the now and cherish priceless moments; look forward to changes knowing that lessons will come and more beautiful glimpses, love and joy are all available when you look closely at times from your past, moments within your present and the possibilities from your tomorrows. I am a survivor, I love deeply, I am a truth finder and I am a warrior, I am ME. Know you have strength, you have value, you are enough, you are worthy of peace and happiness, your boundaries are yours and it's okay to enforce them, you are loved, you are missed, you deserve support, your goodness to people and the world is noticed, you deserve to heal, your voice matters and you deserve to be seen and heard; best of all love yourself in your uniqueness flaws and all. Archives
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