The Journey To Enjoying The Ride
Almost seven years ago, I packed up my kids, some suitcases, and loaded up a couple friend’s pick up trucks and left my the home I planned to grow old in and raise my children in. I didn’t know how I was going to do it, just kept going forward for the first time in a very long time without looking back at what was. I kept moving forward, only occasionally looking over my shoulder. Sometimes moving forward felt like climbing a steep hill with a boulder on my back, sometimes it was so hard all I could do was fight to breath and cry until my eyes were red and swollen. But I kept moving forward. I had pretty much nothing except my determination to give my kids the best home and education possible. What I look back on today is how this journey brought me to today, in a successful position in my career, a homeowner, and mom to some really great young men. At the beginning I was so broken and shattered I didn’t know which way to go.I had nothing. I went out a lot, determined to not d...