Time goes by so quickly. It is already almost October, where did this year go?  What a year it has been.  So many changes.  These past few days have been healthy reflections on where I have been and where I want to go.  I have also come to realize things I will not  ever allow in my life again.  I am so thankful to be learning I am a strong, confident woman!  I am amazed how a controlling step mother could start my life on a path of thinking I was shy and unimportant.  Lord, you have planned for me to break out of this shell for so long; thank you so much for the will to move forward and face my fears.  Courage and confidence are so important in a persons life;  I sure hope that is what my children are learning through the decision they have made.  I don't want them to learn the same lessons so late in their lives.  Maybe they can really live their lives fully for many more years than I.  Continue to work in all our lives; guide us and grow us each step of the way!  I love you Lord, thank you for loving me!