I am blessed to see another birthday

I am blessed to see another birthday 

Sitting here, I can't help but think about my life as another birthday has approached. I can't help but reflect on the last 10 years of my life.

There were so many changes....again... 

Some good... some definitely not so good.

I've come to realize not everyone you thought would be there for you, will...and to give thanks for the ones who will be. I've learned that not everyone has your heart, and you must be okay with that.

I learned that if you have faith, anything can happen. There are so many things that I thought I could never do, like walking away from fear and my abusive marriage after 24 years. Doing a triathlon at 49 for the first time and placing 3rd in my age group. I made a bucket list and vision board and have fullifed it all. I have done a marathon. I've jumped out of a plane, I've walked on fire, and fulfilled my dream of traveling to Europe.

I remember praying about a rental I could afford after my divorce, and God blessed me with a home of my own, 40k less than anything on the market.

I wrote and published not one but two books, I've spoken at many women's events about domestic violence and am blessed to write this blog 5 days a week for the last 11 years. 

I've learned to pray even through the storms. I learned that I have to depend on myself and on God. I've learned that everything that happens isn't to me but for me. I've learned to look for a lesson in every up and down that life throws at me and learned from it. I've learned that my girls are my biggest supporters and that maybe I am doing something right because they are such beautiful souls.

I've learned that just when you thought this was your season, life will throw you some stuff that will knock you to your knees. So many things came at me at once that you ask why me? That even when you thought the pain and the betrayal of many "friends" had you out for the count, that I could pray my way through the storm and find a peace like I have never known.

I've learned that the world can change in a second. You can lose your job, people that you love, and live to see so much hatred in so many people. But I also learned that time could be a blessing or a curse, depending on how you look at it. I chose to always look for the good. 

During the pandemic, I got to spend quality time with my girls, and I got to slow down.

I got to reflect on what was truly important, our health, my family, and my friends, and to never take anything for granted again. I saw people come together, all colors, all religions to fight against what is wrong with our country. I saw the good in people while it felt like sometimes there weren't any because I chose to look for it.

I learned to praise God, even when I didn't understand what was going on. I learned gratitude for the blessings I do have and hold on to the fact that these are all lessons I needed to learn to grow. I learned to listen for the signs and know that all things work for my good and have been called according to his purpose. My favorite Bible verse Romans 8.28.

I learned that sometimes a person comes into your life at the wrong time to teach you lessons of self-worth and will change everything you believed in yourself, for the better. I've learned that age doesn't matter when your souls connect, and even though he may not be your forever love, he will always hold that place in your heart.

This year has taught me to know my own strength and to hold onto God's strength when I had none of my own.

So today, my friends, I will go into this next year smarter and wiser.

I will go with more faith, more love, and an open heart no matter how many times I may have been hurt.

And yes, I will always be Tinkerbell, and I will always believe anything is possible if you believe....

Here's to another year of lessons and my gratitude for allowing him to let me celebrate another one.

And yes, as I say at the end of every blog, I will continue to "Be the change I want to see"

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