Let’s get started!

I’ve always wanted to start a blog. Maybe it’s vanity. Maybe it’s just a way to get my thoughts out so they’ll stop circling like vultures in my head. I’m not sure. I’ve been asked more than a few times to write a book. Who has the time?

This blog is all about living life daily in this wacky world. I’m a wife. I’m a step-mom. I’m a mom of an adopted child. I’ve been married once before. I can tell you exactly what didn’t work probably more than I can tell you what does work. Because we all have our unique life experiences to bring to the table, I’m pretty positive there’s no one way to do this thing called life.

You may disagree with me; it’s all good. I’m not afraid of comments or emails. But, here’s a little about who I am. I am a Christian woman who believes the Bible is alive and relatable as well as able to withstand the scrutiny of anyone who attempts to disprove it. The only reason I’m stating this is because you’ll see me reference scripture and prayer often. It’s how I get through life. But I’m a realist. To me, that means I don’t ‘live in the clouds’ or that I exist only within church circles. It does mean that I’ve found life to be easier with God than without Him.

This is my second marriage as well as my husband’s second marriage. I have no children of my own, but my husband has a daughter from his first marriage. We began this journey with a teen girl in the house. Yep, it was a crazy start together, but we’ve made it more than 13 years so far. In 2012, we were asked to step in and parent a child whose biological parents were mixed up and lost in a drug and crime culture. So, we have a 27-year-old and a 6 1/2-year-old in our lives and in our hearts.

Here we are! This is the beginning of my little blog. I’ll promise never to tell you I’ve got all the answers. I’ll never tell you my way is the only way. Hopefully, you’ll be kind in your comments, but keep it real! I will, too.