In a world where you can be anything...Be Kind

 Hello there readers, 

Hope this post finds you all well, and if it doesn't than I hope you find some encouragement!  Summer has begun and so has some "new beginnings" for me.  I took a job...yup, stepped out of my safety net and I am moving forward with IT.  Those of you who have been following along from the beginning know about how we each have our IT in life.  Actually we have many of them.  I think each season in our lives we move through something.  If you think back on your life, I am sure you can think of many ups and downs you have gone through.  The teenage years, young adulthood, relationships, children...the list goes on.  Each time we move through a new season we have different struggles that weave themselves into our daily lives.  Many of those struggles are not ones we particularly invited, right!  But, struggles do build our patience.  They do sharpen us.  They prepare us to handle pressure.  We learn from them and the next time one comes along it is just a little easier and you are a little wiser. Remember that when you are in the thick of it.  That is the time when we can't see past the "stuff" and life feels difficult or even heavy.  This is the time to dig deep and reach out for help.   Confide in a friend, ask for prayer and keep your mind on what brings you through it.  Friends, I am not saying this is easy.  It is not, but hear me when I say it is important.  You can't go through struggles alone. We need to lean on one another and care for each other.   

June 12th 2025 is approaching.  It will be a year since our Montanna left this earth and gained her wings.  I don't know how it has been a year.  I look back and wonder how I made it through this year of firsts.  I will never be over missing her.  I will always have this ache in my belly that I can't explain.  I would give anything for just one more thumbs up, hug or belly laugh with her.  As I sit with it and pray over it, I know that she is good.  Even though I miss her, I know through my faith that every part of her mind and body are healed and that helps me.  It doesn't make it easy or take it away, but it helps me keep moving forward.  I have been trying to take the things I loved the most about her and work on them in myself.  The two words that have come to mind are trust and kindness.  As Montanna lost all her sight and abilities she had to put complete trust in those around her.   I am going to trust the process more...even when its hard.  I am going to trust people who want what's best for me.  Montanna loved the movie Cinderella.  There was something Cinderella  always said that was her favorite.  "In a world where you can be anything, be kind.    

Today I encourage you in whatever you are walking through.  Be kind to one another because even if it doesn't look like it, we all have something we are battling.  Whether the battle is big or small, it is surely something that is important to you.  Reach out to others if you are in a good place, because it will bless you right where you are at!  

Lots of Love and a little grit too,

Jennifer