A lot has been happening in the past two years
I realized while talking to my Aunt Suzy on the phone this past week, that I will have been on my own now for two years. I just can’t believe it has been that long. But it has, so the calendar tells me (although, sometimes I think it might lie). A lot has happened in those two years. I have met the man I love and want to marry and spend the rest of my life with. I have had my new car for almost as long. For me, everything in these past two years is new. Everything except my birds and the fact that my family will always be there. But everything in my immediate life is basically new.
They say time flies when you’re having fun. I am not sure that all of that time can be considered fun. A lot of it has been hard and some of it really frustrating, but I look at my life and where it is now, and with the exception of a few small things, I am happy with where I am. I have been very blessed and the future is somewhat unclear, but I see many sunny days ahead. I see hopes and dreams becoming possible, when I thought they weren’t. I see me becoming more comfortable with who I am and to heck with those who don’t like me. I have great friends, a great family, and a great boyfriend who loves me. What more could this girl ask for? Well, a roof over her head and food in her tummy, and God has provided for my basic needs as well as so much more. I am very fortunate.
As this second year on my own comes to a close and the third one starts, and as another year comes to a close, I thank God for giving me everything he has, for taking care of me and never failing me, and for always looking out for me. I pray that next year he will continue to grant me safety and health, and that he would continue to protect me, take care of me, and make me stronger. I also pray that he would continue to work in the lives of so many of my loved ones, and that he would protect all of you and your loved ones.
I did not think this post would be so emotional, but hey, my blog is about getting my thoughts and feelings into words, since I sometimes have trouble expressing what it is that I am really thinking and feeling. I close with an Irish blessing and since I have deep Irish roots, it seems appropriate:
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be ever at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
And the rain fall soft upon your fields,
And, until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
