Cheers to another year of awesomeness!

Probably my favorite selfie to date

Ages: 42 & 1 1/2

The middle's and the baby

The oldest and the youngest (20 years difference)

I'm 5 years older than him


        Today is MY BIRTHDAY!! It's probably a little conceited to write a blog about myself on my birthday. I don't mean it to be that way at all, so I will call it self-reflection. In the last year I have given myself some pretty big goals to reach for. I listen to a lot of podcasts and self-help books (as you know) and I have decided that if I can dream it, then I can do it - or I'm going to give it a try anyway. So, I have put those goals in motion, I get frustrated when they don't happen as fast as I think they should, or I don't see the results I wanted in the time I thought. I have so much to be thankful for and another trip around the sun, as people call it, is at the top of my list. 

      I am learning to give myself some grace. I am learning to wake up and do the best I can THAT DAY. I am learning to love people like there may not be a tomorrow. I am learning that I can do hard things! I am learning that life is not for the faint of heart and some days it's just plain hard! 

    I have learned that it's ok to take time for myself (even if I still feel guilty doing so), it's ok to have big dreams and want to do big things. It's ok to have a bad morning and yell at your kids and your husband (doesn't make me a bad mom or wife), it's ok to make mistakes, say you're sorry and learn from them. It's ok that you didn't get the house clean today or didn't make a gourmet supper, it's ok that you didn't close your daily move "goals" on your apple watch. It's ok if you watched church online this week and didn't make it to the actual building. It's ok if the toddler ate peanut butter crackers for breakfast. It's ok if Charley wears leggings every.day to school. It's ok if Drake has a D in Government (D = diploma), it's ok if Dylan has to do hard things because he is an adult now and adults have to do hard things. It's ok if I didn't love my husband well today (😉), he knows he is loved by me. It's ok that you didn't go to college and have been divorced and are terrible at managing money. It's ok! Because every day you will get up and try again. You will get up and try and with God's grace you will succeed. Because "Girl, you can do hard things!" You have been through the fire and came out on the other side smokin'.  

    I read a book called "Girl, stop apologizing!" by Rachel Hollis. She said that you should write a letter to yourself, one that you can look back on and be like "look at me." I did it. This blog (today) is more like a letter to me. One that I can look back on in future years and see how far I have come. Thanks for reading my letter today. I'm thankful for each of you that read, follow & share this blog. I hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving! I appreciate you! 

Wishing you sunny skies and green pastures,

McKession

 

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