Ten Years Ago ...

2004 with my oldest daughter

Ten years ago, I was a wife, mom of three girls and a church secretary.

 

In 2004, all my girls lived at home.  They were 18, 11 and 10. I remember going to a lot of softball and basketball games.  I did tons of laundry and baked many many desserts. I chauffeured the girls to church, sports and school events. I'm hoping the time I poured into my girls was special to them.  I know I treasure each and every memory. 

Fast forward ten years ...

Now, I'm a wife, mom, mother-in-law, empty-nester, and soon-to-be grandmother ... of twins! I'm a church secretary at two churches, a worship leader, a bible lesson teacher, board member and writer.

I have grown as a person, both spiritually and mentally.  My interests have expanded and so have my responsibilities. (I'm reminded of the book, "The Prayer of Jabez," which discussed praying that my borders would be enlarged.  My prayer was answered - I've been trusted with more.) I've learned to prioritize and organize.  I learned to surf the net, Google, pay bills and shop online. More importantly, to me,  I began my career as a blogger in 2008 and still have plenty of ideas just itching to be shared in a post.

2014

What will the next ten years bring?

This post was written in response to Writer's Workshop prompt 1.) Find a photo of yourself taken 10 years ago and display it on your blog along with a current photo. How have you changed since the day that photo was taken?  One noticeable change is that I went from blonde to brunette ...

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