it's the end of the year...

i can't believe how much can change in a year's time...when someone says to you, "Life can change on a dime."...it is so very true...at least for me.

So...with all of the bad, and the sad, and the heart wrenching pain and losses that I have suffered through I can honestly also say to you that I have also experienced equal amounts of joy, peace, gain, and inner growth. I've always ended up on my feet, and come out the backside much better for having gone through it...well, with the exception of my dear mom's passing, that is.

My boys are my life, and for them I know I am blessed beyond belief. I look at them, and think to myself that somewhere, somehow, I did something right in a past life to have been gifted with these two shining sons. I go forth into a new year with the fortitude of hope for amazing days yet to come, and the opportunity for a second chance at happiness.

To my soon to be ex-husband, I say this...for all we have been through, for all the sadness and hardship, I am sorry for all that I did, and didn't do...from the bottom of my heart. I do wish for you a happy life, and wonderful second chances as well. I hope you find all that you seek in a fulfilled life, and that you find someone to love you, in all of the ways you said I no longer did...and I sincerely hope you find it...all of it.

To all of my family and friends...one in the same...to say, "Thank you"...is the understatement of all time. I couldn't possibly express it in words. The boys and I are blessed to have you.

Happy New Year to one and all. I love you!