Life is a sobering thing. . .

I have now been here in my "new" town for 6 months. . . There are some very good things that have gone on in the last little while. I met the most wonderful man at church. . . :) He makes me very happy and puts in my mind thoughts of the future. . . There are so many things to think about. I have thought more and more about my children and their future. Talking to people recently I have heard some very sad stories about how adversely divorce can effect children. I am happy to report that my children are doing amazingly well, which even more solidifies in my mind that what I chose was the right thing. . . Not easy for any of us, but still the right thing.

I am trying to find a way to be more financially independent as collecting child support regularly is proving to be more difficult than I thought it would be. I suppose I could go out into the world and get 3 jobs to pay all the bills. . .but that is a tough thing to make myself do considering the fact that I am a mom and I have 5 wonderful children that need me. I suppose this is the same struggle that every single mom faces. . . There are difficult choices that must be made. That is simply the way of things when one is a single parent. I spend much of my time brainstorming. . .daydreaming about the many things I could do to bring in an income. . . but trying to bring those dreams into reality is not as simple as it seems. I think to myself, if only the world knew everything of which I am capable. . . they would be AMAZED and the money would just flood my bank account and rent could actually be on time and there would be food filling my shelves and I could get new contacts and keep my gas tank full and buy my kids NEW clothes and shoes instead of all second-hand stuff and. . . ! Hahahaha! Yes, here I go, daydreaming again.

For the moment, the daydreaming needs to come to a screeching halt as dinner must be made and served, along with all the other mom duties that are such a constant in my life. :) Good luck and many blessings to every parent in the world who actually cares about their responsibilities. :) Until my next post. . . Good afternoon, good evening and good night! :)