Anniversary Reflections

As I sit in our house and reflect on the last two years, a smile crosses my face. I have lived a life that was literally a living hell, and I have lived a life that is fit for any princess.

I love my husband, my kids…. well my life. I used to sit in my house and pray that God would remove me from the hell in which I lived. I had stopped believing that God was listening. One day, a living hell turned into my worst nightmare. That began the healing and cleansing process that brought me to today.

When Eric and I got married, we knew that even though Jeff was out of our house, he would never be entirely out of our lives. We knew that he would always, at least in name be the father of our children. In the last several months, our wildest dreams have come true. We went to court, over yet another children support dispute (he wanted what all absent parents want… to pay less…… but he was very, very far behind…. try over $18,000.) but we left with signed papers saying that my ex-husband was willingly giving up his parental rights and would allow Eric to legally adopt the kids. This was an event that we never even dared to dream about.

The adoptions are in progress and will be final before we know it. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate our 2nd wedding anniversary than by completing the circle. This circle closing just seals the deal and makes our family complete.

I can’t believe how amazing things are, or how God has worked to turn us into the family that we are meant to be!!

I never knew that love and marriage could be like this. I always joked that my parents had a “Leave it to Beavers” type marriage. I felt like they had what storybooks are made of. I had begun to think that this wasn’t real, or attainable. I was wrong.

My Birthday

I usually hate birthdays. I usually stay in bed and sulk all day. My life since Eric became my husband has changed in so many ways.

My birthday has come and gone, and there was no sadness… there were no tears. Eric came into my life and has made every day since we became a couple amazing. His post to me on my birthday…. well, it humbled me.

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A fun weekend

I was home sick from work on Friday. I had a fever and a sore throat. I just couldn’t seem to be up to work. I did a rare thing for me and stayed home. I didn’t even call the office.

Saturday was Katheryn’s 14th birthday party. She had some kids over to watch movies and then a very small group of girls spent the night. They were good. They let us sleep, even though I am pretty sure that they didn’t sleep much.

All the kids have gone home now, and the girls are putting the downstairs back together. I intend to have a very lazy afternoon and mentally prepare myself to go back to work tomorrow!

A tired girl

I haven’t been sleeping well lately. My throat has been sore, and work has been hectic. I am exhausted. I want to be able to write more…. and I want to be able to write with better content.

I am going to head to bed tonight and start fresh tomorrow!