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When did Life Happen for all of us?

So spring break in here in Dallas is in full effect, except that the high outside today is 42 degrees, no joke and theres a slight chance of snow tonight..WHAT?! hahahaha so messed up, but anywho... Last night I spent the night and visited with my dear friend Kim. She and her mom Margie and I watched to classic, Funny Girl starring the lovely Barbara Streisand. I forgot how much I loved that movie!

Kim and I got to chatting last night about how Life had suddenly hit ourlives and the lives of our close friends and there was absolutely nothing we could do to stop any of it and much of it, as of 3 years ago we wouldve never seen coming. For me I feel like life happend at a much earlier age. I am the product of not one but 2 divorces, 3 remarriages, 2 sisters and 3 brothers all Halves, great times financially, and extremely hard times financially, moving about 10 times before I was even 13 years old and that is just my immediate family. Outside those perimeters it gets even crazier. But luckily, all of this craziness went on between the ages of 1 -13 , so much of it I dont really remember, but I only know from what my mom has told me and although Holidays tend to be stressful and my life is nowhere close to being "cookie cutter" I always felt loved and taken care of and my mom did a great job trying to make my childhood as close to normal as possible under all the circumstances. It's never been "easy", but I've been happy and I've grown so much from all of it. When Life sort of hits you at such any early age and when you are the oldest child, I think independence is natural. My parents always allowed me to make my own decisions, they did a great job of guiding me and loving me and teaching me, but allowing room for error and room for mistakes and never demanding perfection has helped me truly learn how to do life on a daily basis. I told kim that it has been so encouraging to me and comforting to me to see my best friends from high school now in college and realizing that they all have issues and problems in their lives as well! Although I would not wish any of the things they are going through on these amazing women....It almost gives me a sense of comfort knowing that they aren't perfect and they dont have it all together and although I saw them and their families in this light, that in reality we are all screwed up! Isnt it great! hahaha It really has brought us closer going through these trials and times of mourning with these ladies and for once I myself am not in the middle of a big one so I can just be there for my friends and assure them that they are going to be ok and that the Lord sees somthing bigger here that we cant see in all of these things.

Kim and I both agreed that we are thankful for our parents always allowing us to be independent and make mistakes and also make good choices on our own as well because it was through that independence that I gained my faith. That is something that has always been my choice, my decision and It was never forced on me or expected of me, and I am thankful for that. It's not going to get easier, this idea of "doing Life". It's only going to get crazier from here on out, but once youve gone through the really hard stuff once, and you watch the Lord bring you out and bring you out of it better than when you entered it..........then next time it comes you will have that same trust and strength that the Lord gave you to get through it. I love my girls so much and it hurts me to see them hurt through these things, and I know that when it hits me again they'll be there for me because thats what friends do!

Hoping that the weather will warm up here some for the rest of my spring break! Missing all of you who are in so many different places! and also Jealous if you are in sunny and warm places!! =) Much Love

posted by Amanda Michelle Morrison @ 4:56 PM