Abounding In Grace

It's hard to believe almost a whole year has flown by.....so here's an update on all that has happened since then. 2018:   SEPTEMBER.... 8th: Mom and I finished a GoRuck challenge in Manchester, NH. It was 7+ mile walk where we also carried 40lbs of weight in a backpack. Before we started the walk we had almost 2 hours of excercises and team building experiences. Including push-ups, running, doing the bear crawl, creating a stretcher out of 2x4's and carrying a team member in it for a distance. We also did this thing called the "Tunnel of Love" where we all lined up in a plank postition (on our hands and feet) and stayed there while one by one each person crawled through the makeshift tunnel with their backpacks on. After we finished all of that we moved on to the walking part....which honestly to me seemed easier.  Even though the walking part included rotating carrying 40lb, 60lb, and 100lb sandbags. Rotating carrying the makeshift stretcher (that we...

Thankfulness is a choice....and for me its something that comes and goes. Something I don't always put into practice. Being blessed isn't necessarily a choice. You can't choose to be blessed. But you can choose to take a step back out of the normal chaos in life....and find thankfulness for all that you've been given. I can't say it comes naturally...but as I look back on the life I lived, I've begun to realize ALL that I have. And all that's been given to me. All of which I will never deserve. But truly....I am beyond THANKFUL for the beautiful family I have. One that I didn't choose, but was given. One that loves me unconditionally. One that gives up so much of themselves to fill others needs. I'm truly blessed with the amazing friends that I have. All of them, I wouldn't trade for anyone else.....❤ And the last thing....I'm very blessed with the life I've been given to live. Full of mistakes, experiences, challenges, trials....all ...

Sometimes it's hard to forgive. Actually alot of times it's hard to forgive. Sometimes its hard to realize you need to forgive. As humans we tend to put the blame on someone else. Or make the other person the "bad guy". In any and every situation there's at least 2 sides. As my mom always said...it takes 2 people to fight. So there's always someone YOU can forgive. You just have to come to that realization. And come to the place in your life that you  can honestly forgive someone. And it may not be an instant thing. It could take days, months, even years. And that's how my story is.     Not that I got into a fight with anyone...just that I didn't realize the need for me to forgive and move on from my past. I had to come to that realization. I finally realized that for many many years I had been living chained to that unforgiven past.    I was adopted at the age of 10....and before those 10 years of my life alot of things took place. But as a littl...

Here are a few pictures from our Easter...