My mission is to provide you with inspiration and encouragement to live everyday to it's fullest. I do this by sharing the simple things in life such as recipes to the most difficult of things such a life. We all know life is a struggle and many days a balancing act, but I am here to inspire you to do it well. Everything I write about is designed to inspire as well as encourage you to be a "better" you that you can be. Everything I share is raw and real. I do not cover up or sugar coat what I write about. This would benefit no one. My goal is for you to walk away feeling uplifted and encouraged after leaving my page. Lastly, I am here to remind you that you are… enough and beautiful… just the way you are.
Today is to encourage you to think about how your actions affect others around you and to show compassion to everyone you come in contact with.
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou
I read an article recently about how we should show compassion to others because we never know what others are going through and it truly touched my heart because there is truth to this statement.
There is heartache at ever turn and can be found in the form of grief for the loss of a loved one, anxiety over the loss of a job or something important to you, or a concern over the health issues of a dear friend or family member.
Today’s challenge is to show compassion to everyone you come in contact with because you never know who is in pain while masking it in the disguise of a smile. Not everyone shows their true feelings for all to see, but it does not mean they do not have them. It just means they are good at hiding behind the mask of their disguise.
My Friend, if we all take the time to show compassion to everyone, than it will not matter if we know if they are in pain or not, our compassion will touch and affect their hearts anyway.
I am a wife, mom, and daughter. I served in the United States Army, went to college, received a Batchelor's Degree in Criminology, homeschooled my daughter every year from start to finish, and now I am currently a daycare teacher's aide (soon to be a two-year-old teacher coming this fall).
I married my husband when he was in the United States Army so I have the unique knowledge of what it is like to be on both sides of a Military uniform.
While we were stationed in Germany, my daughter, who is 24 years old now, was born and I made the difficult decision to put my career on hold to be her mom.
The past 20 years have been wrought with many struggles but as a result of those struggles, this blog was created.
As the years passed and the struggle kept coming, I would say, "I'm not sure why we have to go through all of this, but if we have to then it is my desire to allow my story to serve as a means of encouragement to others so all this pain isn't for nothing."
The years passed and the struggles did not. However, I feel now is the time God wants me to share these stories of hardships with the hopes they provide encouragement to you if you are struggling in the same way. It is my prayer they will serve as a healing opportunity for you.
I want you to know you are not alone. There are others who know where you are and what you are feeling.
Cling to the hope this won't last forever and that God is standing beside you while He holds you up and dries your tears. He is showing you the way, you just need to follow Him.
Big Hugs, Heidi
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