What l events have taken place in your life over the past year that your proud of ?
Hmm.. It’s been a tough year for me with my back issues and in some ways it’s been one of the most challenging years of my life, but I’ve maintained a good attitude through it. I think that’s bc I have so much faith in God and I‘ve learned that things pass. And even if they don’t, it doesn’t help to be miserable and defeated.
I’ve also watched my husband and children’s relationship with Christ grow and as a Mom that’s the greatest thing that we can ask for. The only thing that we can take with us to heaven are our kids and spouses. I now get why my Mother prayed so hard over me. I’m still covered by her prayers.. and I truly believe that.
I dunno, I just love the stage we’re all at. There’s no grand “event”. The age my kids are, is about the same age that my life really fell apart. My parents fought a lot and my dad was becoming a terrible alcoholic. Those weren’t sweet days. I never know what I was coming home to. My stomach would be in knots on the way home from school. I’m so glad that my kids don’t live in a turbulent home. They have such a sweet earthly Daddy that adores them and wants to be part of their lives. I’m also glad they have a Heavenly Father that they have a relationship with.
If I had really had that as a kid and teenager, it would have changed my life so much. If I had realized that God was enough; I would have had such different experiences and I would gave handled my Dad drinking himself to death better.
I’m also so glad I was able to give my kids sobriety and find my way back to God and give my kids a different life than I had. Even when I was a drinker, we never fought or had that type of home, and I was VERY high functioning. Thank God they don’t even remember me as a drinker. I was using it to medicate my depression. My father probably did too but it fueled anger in him and made him a monster by day, and a stumbling/drunk mess by night. It was a lot.
So I guess what I’m proud of would be another year of sobriety, a year of growing closer to God, and closer to my husband and children.
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