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I joined Livejournal 20+ years ago and I became totally enthralled about sharing my boring life, but learning to expand my mind and find out how others find hope and perseverance. I struggled to just post something, hoping to write something impactful and inspiring. I think for me that takes practice and consistency. Let me try again.

My children are adults - Daughter age 30 and Sons ages 28 and 24. My daughter is a middle school Special Ed teacher (bless her) AND a foster parent to two teenage girls (double bless her heart!). She's a powerhouse. I pray for her strength a every day. When she's not working or parenting, or helping and coping her best friends, she is just trying to regroup so we don't talk/visit as much as I would like, but she has my heart for sure. Middle child tried hard to make me gray haired his whole raising years. Somewhere he calmed down and gave me a lovely daughter-in-love and the most precious grandson about to turn 1 years old. Youngest tried to buck in his teens, but he's in a school/apprentice program for pipe fitting and well on his way to a great career. I am truly blessed.

Hubby is a landscaper and enjoys hands on/outdoors. He has put up with me for 31 years of marriage!

I am an Enneagram 5. Discovering this has been life changing. It gave me permission to be myself. I didn't find out I'm a very strong introvert until after marriage/kids. By that time it was suck it up and put on your big girl panties! My kids made it to adulthood so I call that a win!

I live in a 100 year old mill house. The Mill was bought by Goodyear and the workers had small houses around the mill and it was a thriving community with a school, pool, church all around. It's about 1000 square feet. I think the bathroom/laundry area was an add on. There is always something to be fixed, but I do love it. It has original hardwoods. I love to sit on my front porch. There are beautiful large oak trees all around.

I work as a Financial Secretary. This is new to me this year being promoted from Admin/Communications which I kind of miss, but getting much better pay by doing bill paying and payroll. Never a dull moment.

My faith is important to me. But I'm not trying to convert or judge others. I'd like to learn from others. I am convinced God is shining over us, speaking to us, wanting a relationship with us. I know for me I fight the noise of this world to listen and hear. This world is a messy, noisy place!

Feel free to join my mess and teach me a thing or two.

Quick Tidbits

+ My brain goes most of the time. Sometimes trying to get to sleep, or just wanting some peace, I listen to 44Mhz music via Youtube such as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI0e4OA8uaw&t=212s&pp=ygUTNDQgbWh6IGtleSBvZiBkYXZpZA%3D%3D
Forgive me if this doesn't work as a link...I'm learning.

+ I have a 27 mile commute one way to work. In the outskirts of Atlanta, that makes a 45-50 minute commute. The joys.

+ Our granddog lives with us. Bella is a black daschund mix. Middle got her with his then girlfriend in high school and they shared her until the big split. I tried so hard to ignore her and let him deal with her. Then he moved somewhere she could not go and we had her and now he will have to pry my cold dead hands off her. We love her.

+ We are at the beginning of my Seasonal Affective Disorder. Getting dark before I get home from work is just depressing. I have said quite often I wish I could hibernate.

+ I follow several van or car lifers on Youtube. The ones who can make a living making videos of their travels amazes me. I live vicariously thru their travels.