My last for 2013

I have been sitting here counting my blessings and reflecting on all of the lessons 2013 brought my way and I have been overwhelmed with such joy and emotion. I've been fighting back the tears most of the day. When I slept through the arrival of 2013 I never in my wildest dreams imagined that I would be the victim of an affair, a survivor of a divorce, a single mother of two TEEN BOYS. I never imagined any of the things that happened to me, my friends, my family, this nation. Yup, it was one wild year, wasn't it?

As I await the New year with all it's blessings, trials, temptations, struggles, joys, happiness, lessons-- I find that I most grateful for every single person who ever graced my life with their presence. All the teachers, dreamers, whiners, complainers, the needy friends, the people who refused to learn and grow, the people that hurt me, annoyed me, made me sad, made me cry. Grateful for the people who made me laugh till I cried, the people who listen to me work through my life and stuck around to see the results. The people who who reminded me of my strength, my wisdom, my worth and thankful for those who tried to rob of those things. I am grateful to family for never seeing anything but the good in me. Grateful to the people who tried to hold me back. I am grateful for every painful experience, every tear I shed, every grey hair, stretch mark, wrinkle for they are visions of my struggle AND my triumph. Grateful to those men who mistreated me, every woman who scored me. Grateful for people who thought I'd never amount to anything, to all those who thought I would never make it. Grateful for those who laughed at me and those who laughed with me. There are no promises in life and no coincidences. Every thing and every one happened in my life for a reason and arrived at precisely the right time. I am so grateful!

I am so blessed!

I don't know what 2014 will bring with my dear readers but I am glad to be able to share it with all of you. Happy New Year one and all!