It's been a while since I have been here, so much has gone on the last few months and there is a lot I get to catch up on.. now lets get caught up on some of the highlights.. First off it was the beginning of a new school year and Carly is in the 5th Grade and Kelsey is in 11th grade, he even drives now.. It's hard to imagine my younger children driving!! EEK!! At least I have a few more years before my youngest gets behind the wheel of a car.. ;)  I would have to say though that Kelsey is a good kid and I rarely worry about his choices and his commitment to be responsible.. Way to go Kelsey..My grandson Kyson also started preschool and is enjoying being one of the "big kids" now.   Carly chose to participate in the PTA reflections contest this year and took "Best in show" with her art work and was also chosen to represent her school in the district competition.. Woo hoo!! way to go Carly.   ( Proud mommy moment ) :)

   The past few months have kept me pretty busy with handling some struggles that have come our way as well.  It's great to experience the transformations when life hands us challenges to overcome or experience. The last few months I have been walking beside Clayton as he was working to overcome an addiction.  I can honestly say I have learned more than I have ever wanted to about drugs and addictive behaviors and coming to terms with allowing others to experience their choices.  It has been a pretty profound lesson in unconditional Love and just allowing those I Love to experience their choices and consequences of those choices. There were many sleepless nights and a ton of worry associated that until I found the freedom in just Loving him and seeing the divinity in his own journey.  Don't get me wrong it's not like it would have been easy or it wouldn't of torn me apart had he died from an overdose, but I was able to find peace in just allowing him to experience his own choices and learn from them, letting him know that I Loved him, but also had my own boundaries as well.
We are learning a lot on this journey individually and as a family, I can see all of us coming out stronger and more connected than ever before. We have taken many avenues to assist him in getting clean, with little success, I finally just "let go" and told him that if being "high" was what he wanted then just go live that lifestyle but keep it from me and the rest of the family.  Perhaps that was when he realized it was bigger than he imagined or he finally knew it was time to do something different, but it was that moment he chose to do something different.  He found himself a residential treatment center and did what was required to get put on the waiting list, after a LONG week and a half he was finally in.  He has been there just over 2 weeks now and I can honestly say it is going great, first and foremost the rest of the family is getting back to "normalcy" and Clayton is getting what he deserves in treatment.  (big sigh)  I know we have a long journey ahead of us, but with the tools were gaining and the healing and releasing he is doing I know this time its going to be a success.  Thank you God!!
Colten is still working at Fed ex and is starting enrollment for college too, I'm pretty pleased with the reports that come in on how good of a worker he is and how they want him to stick around and pursue management positions.. ahhh 

  I love how I can now find such joy, peace and happiness in the smallest of things, even amongst the challenges there is so much to be grateful for. 
As for me, it has been an amazing journey of self growth, self reflection and triumphs. I have had relationships come and go, and some come back again, things are going great and I am enjoying the day to day, no expectations and no living in the past.  It's a new and exciting journey this time with Steve and who knows what the future holds, so it's great not worrying about it and just enjoying each new day. That is something to be thankful for. 
  Business seems to be picking up a bit more the last few weeks as planets shift and "stuff" happens and folks are looking for answers and guidance, it's great that they turn to me and that I can assist them.   I think that about covers the highlights or the 'stuff' worth writing about for now.. I am truly blessed for all that I have and for everything and everyone in my life..