Life As I Know It......
A year ago, someone could have told me that I would begin a life as a single mom and I would have laughed at that thought. The statistics that four or five out of every ten are divorced were something that I found crazy, I wondered how that could happen. And then, last spring, I found myself in a boat headed that very direction. It has been a very long and painful journey for the kids and I, but I have to believe that we will be better people because of it. Although the divorce is not final, and really and truly I have been a single mom for years in most senses of that statement, it seems that we are embarking on new and hopefully improved lives. I will continue to home school the children for the remainder of the school year and hope that we will enjoy our time together before they head back to school in the fall of next year. Not something that any of us are looking forward to, but yet part of the journey that we must complete due to decisions beyond my control. At that point, I guess I will begin looking for a job teaching (something I have not done in a public school since before Ashley was born)! I also have thoughts of returning to school, but we will have to see where we end up. We also have the house up for sale and with luck and a lot of prayers, it will sell quickly and we can close that chapter in our lives as well and move to a new home that the kids and I actually get to choose! It is really quite exciting and something that we are all looking forward to! I have to say, as this long journey of marriage comes to an end and the journey of a single mom begins that I am a little apprehensive, some excited and mostly thankful for my family and friends who have helped me cope with all that I have been through already and will continue to be there for me as I learn to be on my own for the first time in years and the first time to be on my own with kids. The prospect is scary, but I know that we can do it and we will do it well. Thank you everyone for your thoughts, prayers and concerns for all of us, they have truly been a blessing!