Compassion.

Hmm, so some updates.

My son did not make his high school baseball team.  That was disappointing for him (and for us!).   But life sometimes works that way, and it's a situation to learn a lesson from.   As we've told him, sometimes that just means you are destined for an alternate journey.   The baseball doors aren't closed for him, as I mentioned prior, he's on a travel team and is currently practicing twice a week with them.  This team will get him exposure to college scouts, in the next few years, if that is a path my son chooses to pursue.  And of course, there's always next year!

I chose to leave my prior contract for work and just focus on my newest client.  That is a huge relief, to be able to just do that one contract, and fulfill my obligations with them, versus having to split between two clients and fulfill neither obligation.  Life is so much better in that aspect.

Cold!  So I'm over the winter!!   I don't want to say it out loud, because I know come about August, I'll be over the heat, but I'm going to say it anyway.  I'm done with the cold, dreary, drizzly days we've had for the last month.  Thankful that we live in an area where winter is relatively short and mild, though, as spring should be peeking out in the next few weeks.  Did that groundhog guy say that?

I've received some new products recently to use and review with my family as a member of the Mosiacs Review team.  Excited to share with you all the juicy tidbits in the next few months!

Last week we celebrated my middle child's 10th birthday!  Can't believe he is ten!  This time of year, all the memories of being pregnant with twins, going into premature labor, having my boys in the NICU, and losing one of my babies come flooding back.   This time of year, more than any, makes me stop and reflect on life and cherish the moments that we have together.  While I would never wish my experience of losing a child on anyone, I do know that overall, it made me a better person.  I know it made me stop the race of life, and focus on the important things.  It made me more compassionate for other people, realizing that we often do not know what others are going through in life when we see them, or meet them for the first time.  I spent the first few years after my twins were born, and losing one, in a fog.  I know I probably handled many situations wrong, and didn't cope well.   Many people didn't know what I was going through after the inital days of losing my baby, didn't see through the surface of pasting a smile to my face, or didn't choose to look.   I used to be like that.  I used to judge based on the surface.  Now, I know there's so much more below that, and that is where I like to focus my attention.   Compassion is what I gained from that traumatic, life-altering experience.