Really, I am LOL!!!!  Today is my 39th birthday.  This is what I would consider to be a real milestone birthday.  I think this is the year where a lot of people focus on their failures and what they have not achieved.  While I started to take that route, the Lord quickly reminded me and what I have achieved over the past 30 years.  I graduated high school when the odds we against me that year (another blog post, LOL!!), at 18 years old I started my life over again and didn't go hog wild like a lot of women do, I am married (almost 19 years) to a wonderful man, I have three awesome children, I have homeschooled for 10 years, we have an awesome church where my husband is the senior adult minister, I have very talented children whom I taught music to, we knew one our dreams and we went after it, not once but twice, we have an awesome job where we are able to work together next door to home, and I am sure there are many more things to write about. 

However, there is still the part of me itching to be a RN and to drive that pink Mary Kay cadillac.  Both of those were my goals to achieve by the time I was 40.  The first one is out.  No way.  I would have to start my nursing classes all over again from scratch.  The latter is possible, but would take a lot of work and time.  I supposedly retired from MK a few months ago, but it is in my blood!!!!

These next two years will be very exciting for me.  My daughter will be 13 in 6 months.  She is the baby.  Both of my sons will be driving.  My oldest will turn 18 and graduate high school.  Plus, I am sure there are a lot of other things to deal with just based on what I typed in above.  However, I have leraned one very key saying that I will cling on to as my children grow and face many situations.  I gave them to God when they were babies.  Satan has to go through Him to get to them.  The only things that will happen to my children are what God allows and if they are put through trials and tests, it is only because God is making them stronger for His purpose.  If they face tragedy, it is to give God the glory because He is sharpening them for something better.  If they face heartbreaks, it is to learn a lesson now rather than in the future.  And, they can thank God that it happened.

Okay, totally off my topic and Me and MY birthday!!!!!  See, my children make me ramble. LOL!!!!

So, for this final year of my 30's, it is my goal to finally get this weight off.  I did lose 1 pound this week (while my husband lost 5, ARGH!!!!!)  I will probably get back into MK and work it like I never have before.  I finally have a home to where I can have classes and have an office.  YEAH!!!!  I will love my family like I never have before and will daily practice and graceful attitude and quite spirit.  (Even when I want to yell)

So, that is about all I can think of at the moment.

Happy Birthday to ME!!!!!