Decisions, decisions...

It is so heartbreaking to watch your kids make bad choices. We stand by, ready to support them in whatever they choose; ready to pick up the pieces when they fall.  I'm going through an especially difficult time 'cause now there is a baby involved. My own little granddaughter caught in the middle.  She doesn't have a choice so we have to make the right choices for her. But that isn't my job. It's her mother's job.  I just find it hard to stand by and watch her struggling to make the best choices for her baby daughter when she still hasn't quite figured out how to make the right choices for herself... I lift them both up in prayer. My only option is to entrust them both to God. He will work it out and it will be better than if I tried to work it out for them. I pray that she will put her trust in God and let Him lead them to the place they should be.  He worked everything out for me when I made bad choices as a teenager.  The moment I put my trust in Him the weight was lifted because he shared the loads with me. Things might not always turn out how we imagine them; sometimes they turn out even better!

I'll Always Have My Writing

Life is speeding by so quickly that I can't see where I'm going! Okay, so my computer was kinda blinking out on me for a few days, but it is fixed. I have been spinning in circles around here and haven't really taken the time to accomplish much of anything lately. My blog, my twitter, my writing, have all been placed on the back burner while I rush from one task to another, never completing any of it! Time to slow down, and rewind...just a bit.
Okay, so I am taking a deep breath and getting back on the horse. I started writing again last night. I haven't written one word (other than a grocery list or two) since Thanksgiving! There is no excuse for that. Yeah there have been some changes in our lives, but life still goes on and writing is important to me so I am taking time out to write every chance I get. (I am such a big talker. It's only easy for me to make these statements because my precious little granddaughter is out of town this week.  As soon as she comes back, I will be sitting in my rocking chair singing lullabies to her.)  The truth is...when my kids were little I didn't have time to write.  Well, I might have had some time, but there were things that were more important to me back then.  I liked reading with my kids and going outside in the evening to play with them.  When they got older, I had more time because they were busy...not because I was busy.  Then I took time out and started writing. I enjoy writing very much, but I'm not going to pass up an opportunity to spend some time with my grandkids whenever I get the chance.  So from the moment that little bundle of joy was brought out of delivery, my life changed again!  And now writing will be my second choice. I still enjoy writing, but it won't be long and my grandkids won't have time for me and I will still have my writing!