WOW!!!

I am almost speechless right now. Okay, maybe not, but I am quite overwhelmed. With everything we see everytime we turn on the TV - murder, corruption, deception - it sometimes seems that this world is full of nothing but hate. Well, all you need to do is turn on the www and you will see that is simply not true. A year ago I didn't even know what a blog was. Now, here I am linking from one blog to another and I am in awe. The blogs I am reading talk about people's everyday lives. On the surface that may not seem impressive but as you read them you can't help but feel the hope and faith and strength coming through. Sometimes our lives are not what we had envisioned but they are our lives nonetheless. What we make of what we are given is the key. I have always had faith and am a believer in God. I couldn't have made it through these last 20 years without that. But, at the same time, after 20 years of doing this I get discouraged sometimes. It seems at times that I am barely keeping my head above water. These last few weeks have been so uplifting. Pinkalicious, who I met through another blog we were both following, led me to Lisa Leonard. Thanks, Pink. From Lisa's site I have been able to link to so many others. I have been so inspired. So, I just want to say THANK YOU to everyone for opening your lives and sharing your stories. Thank you to everyone who I have personally (well, via the web anyway) connected with and thank you to everyone else who has let me take a glimpse at their lives. It is with renewed hope and faith that I go on to face another day and another battle. CHARGE!!!

I also want to give a BIG THANK YOU to all of my personal friends who have been with me for the past 20 years. They have had to listen to me whine, cry, moan, groan and complain for a long time but they are still there for me. Thank you and I Love You All!!!!