Today is my blog’s third birthday! I think I will celebrate with a Jim Beam Red Stag and Diet Dr Pepper. (Please note: There is no period in Dr Pepper … I wouldn’t be a good Wacoan if I didn’t point out that lil’ pet peeve!)  😉

Three years ago seems like a time portal. Three years ago, I was finishing my master’s degree (and swearing that I would never, ever, EVER go back to school for my doctorate. D’oh!). Three years ago, I was a mother of three. Three years ago, I was 80 lbs heavier. Three years ago, I didn’t have a clue about what curveballs life could throw my way … and how God could see me through.

God has been good, friends. Does that strike you as odd for me to say? It’s true, though. Even in the midst of tragedy (I might argue even because of tragedy), I am more aware today of God’s presence in my life. Sure, there are plenty of days when I still feel like I’m on auto-pilot or survival mode, but I don’t take my blessings for granted as much as I used to.

*Raises her glass of Red Stag & Diet DP on the rocks* So, here’s to the last three years … and the next however many to come! 😀