So Blessed

I have had the chance to sit back and think about my life lately.  It is not going exactly how I expected, but I really don't have a bad life.  I am wonderfully blessed with great kids, the best sister in the world, a dad who had to play both mom and dad for most of my teenage years, and the most supportive friends I could ever ask for.

First off my kids are a bit traumatized with all of the changes going on around here, but they are adjusting easier than I thought they would.  I don't have a lot of big problems with them.  We fight over bed time and dinner, but other than that, only the little things that most kids do.  They are loving and energetic.  They are my world!

My sister is my best friend.  She has given me food when I have been out, fixed my van when it was broken, watched my kids in a pinch, listen to me vent without trying to fix my problems, and so much more.  I can barely go a day without talking to her.  I am so glad that we are able to figure out time lately to see each other more often.  I don't know what I would do without my sister.

My dad was the best parent and example I could have asked for.  He took over the roll of both parents when I was about 13.  He helped us though everything and never complained about it. He went in to work incredibly early to be home for us when we got home from school and make dinner for us before we went to work.  He took me prom and homecoming dress shopping. We had heart to hearts. My dad is once again supporting me emotionally.  I love my daddy so much!

I try to be friends with every one because I believe there is good in every one.  Of course, I don't have a lot of close friends, but I prefer it that way. I have had to have a lot of help in the last six months. I have tried so hard not to be a burden on anyone, but they have stepped up and helped me no matter what. With my work schedule, I have had to have babysitters for odd times. There is always someone who is willing to watch them no matter what the time. For a little while after my ex-husband left, I needed to vent or cry. They, and my sister, were always a phone call away. One friend even let me invade her house and cry on her shoulder a few times this last winter.

I am the most blessed person on earth to have such wonderful people in my life!

It is OFFICIAL!

I got the best news when I checked my email today! I am officially divorced! I feel like a huge weight has been taken off of my shoulders. Now I can feel like my life is just that, MY life. I don't have to worry about someone else trying to dictate it for the first time in a long time. Realistically, I am am people pleaser, and will always do things to try to make other people happy, but I don't have to worry about someone taking advantage of that. I can pursue my dreams. I can be Rosa Mitchell again! (Not that I don't like the Crumpley family. I just need to be me.) I am so excited to get on my my life. I can't even describe this feeling.