Inspired by the Impossible...

Life isn’t always a smooth sailing ride; in fact, the ride doesn’t come without emotional adventures. It’s been a year of highs and lows for us for sure, celebrating many things admist some bittersweet moments. We spent a short, fun weekend with my family skiing for the first time in Colorado. We also celebrated the life of my father-n-law as he went home to Jesus, the beginning of married life for 4 family members in 4 different states, the birth of my best friend’s baby, our 8 th year of marriage, and my Pee Paw’s 90 th birthday. We have had a year of much personal and external stress. The stress came in packages from working late hours and traveling at least 3 of the 4 weekends each month. Traveling came with a high percentage of cancelled and delayed flights sending us to a hotel overnight or turning our flight around because we’re running out of gas, or deboarding several times. We learned to laugh about the number of flight mishaps. Finding blessings and even adding some humor...

Have you heard the old wives’ tale, “God sits back and laughs when you make your own plans?” It’s human instinct to attempt navigating life on our own. In undergrad, I was so young, immature, and naïve, I thought I had my entire life planned from who I was going to marry to my career. Those plans quickly fell apart one by one. I gave up quite some time ago on making my own plans and therefore, my motto is living one day at a time and living each day to the fullest. Now, my weakest virtue is patience and to simply “be still.” Funny how God had this year all planned…He knew exactly how to slow this child down. Disclaimer or fair warning : This is the 3 rd part of my LENGTHY, personal series focused on recovery and the next steps, which is not for everyone. These messages are written with hopes of helping others facing any unknown or questionable issues that are hard to define or diagnose. Please do not use this information to self-diagnose or make any presumptions. Links are provid...