Spring Break

Ah, the end of March has arrived. Spring break has come and gone. That means only nine more weeks and summer vacation will be here.

My little guy and I managed to take a trip to the zoo, aquarium, and children's museum. We also made it to the park, the show (TMNT), and two Easter egg hunts.

Enjoy the pictures.

Belief

In my journey of life I have accomplished things because I believed they would happen. Lately though, I have begun to realize that I am no longer believing. Why have I stopped? Is it because I feel content with what I have or where I am in life? Regardless, now is the time I need to start believing again. To believe that things are going to happen. To live for what is going to come. To speak it into existence. I may have gotten through a difficult time in my life. I may have used my faith knowing that I was going to overcome. But now is the time for me to begin to believe in those dreams that I had prior to being a single mom. I am not going to stop believing.

Now

Just like we "spring" the clocks forward, I continue to do the same with my life. There is no reason to live in the past. Why dwell in all of the hurt? Why continue to live in the pain? Why not live for now? You see, now is the time I live in. Now is taking me to what lies ahead. Now is enabling me to live in peace. I may hope for tomorrow. I may dream of my future. I may look forward to what is to come. But it is the faith that I have in now that makes me live for today. By doing so, I am able to move forward in my life.

Seasons

In life we all go through those ups and downs, you know, imagining how much worse can it actually get? Times of change, anticipating what is going to happen next, but really knowing that it all is just a season. A season that will change. A season that is easier to deal with. A season headed in the direction of "better". A season of realization.

The last 36 months of my life have been a whirlwind of seasons. From finding loves letters in a husband's pocket, to discovering gifts that were purchased for someone else, to coping that someone else has been in your house. Separation. Divorce. Starting over. My seasons were changing fast, so fast that I am not sure I was able to digest all that was going on. Seasons that went from hurting, to forgiveness, to just letting go. Which then led to seasons that brought peace, joy, and happiness. Seasons that I have been able to cherish, enjoy, and live my life. A life that holds no grudges, has no worries, and judges no one. A life that lives carefree, being who I am, not what others want me to be.