Life's Lessons

Today, Ashley, God wants you to know that it's time to start living in the present. Letting go of the past is not easy, especially if you have wounds that have never properly healed. But, the past is past and living there may be preventing you from fully experiencing the present. Likewise fear of what may be looming around the corner can also prevent you from fully enjoying the present. Live in the moment and look forward to eternity with God, now that's a great present. As soon as I made the decision to stop letting the thoughts of the past hold me back any longer I receive the above message.......

You never know when it will all end. It can all end in a second. Life is too short to spend it sad, anxious and depressed bc of other people.  All I want in life is to be happy and make a better life for my kids. A house with a fenced in back yard and a nice deck so Isaiah can play outside. Kids will each have their own rooms. And I would have to move my mom in.  After everything I have been through I am not the person I used to be. Life circumstances have changed me and it's not for the worse; it's for the better. After a traumatic experience God pulled me out of the darkest place in my life. I was deeply depressed. I don't know if the growling I heard, the footsteps I heard or the breathing in my face I felt was real or a part of the trauma. All I know is that God lifted me up out of misery to continue on with my life...... I woke up at 5am this morning with sad thoughts about people in my past that have left my life.  Like with Aaron. "All th