I’m sorry I’ve been MIA the last few weeks. After our vacation in Oregon, I just needed a little time to catch up with myself and handle some personal things.

All through life I’ve always known that whatever has been thrown my way only makes me stronger. Never let it knock you down. Just keep going. Life always seems to throw curve balls when you least expect it. When you feel like everything that’s going on in life is exactly what you’ve wanted and it seems like it’s smooth sailing. Not all curve balls are bad. They are more like change ups. You never know what to expect, but always keep swinging. Keep going. There’s nothing that will be thrown your way that you can’t handle. You may feel like you’re drowning or that you just can’t take anymore, but you will always have room to keep going.

Don’t let these curve balls get you down when you feel like things aren’t going “your way”. Because let’s be honest, life isn’t Burger King and sometimes you can’t always have it your way. Curve balls can be exciting things, sad things, happy things, angry things, etc. it all depends on what attitude you let control you.

I’ve been pregnant in college with no clue what to do. How was I going to raise another human being??? Been broke. I’ve been a home owner with a broken well when I’m home by myself and have to call my dad to put him on speaker to walk me through how to prime our stupid well. P.S. stole water out of our pool for that one. Got married!(the best day of my life) Been pregnant and lost a child before the age of 25. Had our home flood 5 months later by a freak 500 year flood and have to basically put it all back together with a husband overseas, who by the way stuck with me when I was being crazy during all this. Bought a headstone. Quit a salary job for a self employed new career in a world full of sharks that would love to eat me alive. Lost “friends” along the way, but gained some great ones. Spent 4 years of my married life living with each other over Facebook because my husband is an awesome man how sacrificed so much so we had it all. Spent the last 2 years working my tail off to become the best realtor I could ever strive to be.

I don’t say all this for sympathy. I say all this to show you that I am a normal person just like you. I face trials and have triumphs just like anyone else does. BUT the difference is even with some of my trials, I kept going. Trust me I wanted to quit 102 times, but I couldn’t. Not only do I have myself to look out for, I have a husband and a son. What would quitting do? I’m thankful I have the support system that I do in my husband. Even if I wanted to quit he’d never let me and boy have I tried. He’s carried me on his back more times than I can count to get me to a point where I was okay again.

Surround yourself with good people. Surround yourself with people who truly have your best interest at heart. Surround yourself with people who will not judge you. People who will not fault you. People who love you no matter what. People who won’t talk about you behind your back. And trust me that’s hard, I know of people who have done this to me, but I have to take the high road and know that those people don’t pay my bills, they don’t sleep with me at night, they don’t live in my house and at the end of the day they have nothing to do with my immediate life and family. Regardless of who they are.

Are my trials and triumphs over? ABSOLUTELY NOT. And I would hope that they aren’t. Those trials have strengthened me. The triumphs have humbled me. But either way, every curve ball life throws my way, I’m swinging.