Well, I haven't posted in quite a few months... A lot has happened...but I won't get into all of it. Suffice it to say that I am officially alone now, and I have never been happier. :)
Abby is growing by leaps and bounds and is so incredibly smart! Tomorrow my angel will be 3 years old! I cannot believe how fast time has flown by!!! It seems like just yesterday she was born...so incredibly tiny 6 weeks early. I was so scared for her and in awe of her and of God's incredible love to entrust such a sweet tiny innocent life to my care. Now, at 3, she is strong and healthy and has a robust personality, and she seems to be a force of nature that cannot always be reckoned with. She is friendly, greeting everyone at church that passes us, and in the stores. She is so excited to see our neighbors across the street, the Rhoades, that she runs to the front window hollering "my friends! my friends!". She also does that at church when we get to the hallway that her Sunday school class is in. She is the funniest, happiest, most cheerful, playful little girl...but totally rough and tumble like a boy...preferring frogs and cars over dolls. At the same time, she loves shoes and bows in her hair and anything sparkly. Animals are her favorite, as is Mickey Mouse & friends. She loves the color green, and sometimes will only wear green from head to toe (doesn't matter if everything matches, as long as it is all green) and will only drink green juice. She frequently pretends to be any number of different kinds of animals, which I think is pretty funny. She likes Chutes and Ladders and Mouse-ke-tag, as well as her swing, sand box, and trampoline. She can count to 14 and recognizes all of her letters and numbers when she sees them written down. She is trying to write, and can draw shapes. She problem solves and investigates with great interest. And she is so beautiful! Well, I have pictures to prove that...I will post those also. :-)
I have had to go back to work, and Abby is adjusting. She is NOT happy about me being gone, but she is happy to have Grandma as a playmate. When I return home, she runs to the front door yelling "Momma is home! Momma is home!" and throws her arms around me like I have been gone for years and years. I have come to really love the weekends when I can spend more time with her.
I have also been on a journey over the last 6 months of drawing even closer to God. I have been a Christian since June 14, 1980. I was raised in the church, and all of my family members are Christians. When you go through what I went through during my marriage and the filing of my divorce, you sometimes fall apart. And I did. However, I had the help of a really nice family therapist, and lots of love and support from my family, and a few friends. But it was my greatest desire to have God wrap His loving arms around me and make everything all better. And He did. I prayed a lot...sometimes it seemed to be a neverending conversation with my Heavenly father. I also got some super advice from my earthly grandfather, a minister for 65+ years and a wise old sage at the young age of 89. I am stronger and happier than I have been in many years. But most importantly, I feel closer to my Heavenly Father than I have ever been! Praise the Lord!
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