Ok, I got excellent responses from yesterday’s post , so this is Part II… the Finale… I promise.

7.  IN HEALTH:

I have been struggling with migraines since I was a teenager.  I mean, the kind that knock you to your knees.  Well, I just learned that I have been throwing away money on advil, excedrin, prescription ibuprofen, and tylenol.  I learned that I wasted time on homemade remedies like pressing the pressure points on my head and hands, soaking my hands in warm water, and placing a cool towel on my forehead.

All I do now is drink GREEN TEA.  That’s right.  GREEN TEA is my cure.  I haven’t had a migraine in two months.  This is after approximately eighteen years of having at least two episodes (meaning, they last for several days straight) a month.  Ha!  Who knew?!

8.  IN RELIGION:

I’ll skip all the hows and whys on this one and just get to my lesson.  I learned that I have never and probably will never be a “religious” person.  I have too many issues with religious practices and “authorities”.  I learned it is better for ME to be “spiritual”.  By this I mean, it is more important for ME to put my personal relationship with God first rather than engage in any ritualistic, doctrinal, typically non-biblical beliefs and practices.

I must read my bible daily, pray to God, commune with others and share of His goodness, be a good steward of His money, and strive daily to be more Christ-like.  This is not bound to any particular church affiliation or pastoral relationship.  Doing these things won’t make me the most popular on a church board, but my spirit will be fulfilled.

9.  IN BLOGGING:

I started this blog on September 17, 2008 because family is important to me and I love to write.  I thought I would just mention daily about some part of family life and perhaps someone would learn something.  But, this blog is more than that.

Throughout the years, I have assisted clients in getting divorced, collecting and delaying child support, terminating and earning custody rights… and I have hated every moment.  Sure, I do my job well.  But, the fighting… the tit for tat… the mean-spirited, back-stabbing, selfishly blood-sucking members of each family that decided it was better to go for blood than remember the love they once shared for each other… or if there never was any love, just remembering “do unto others, as you would have them do unto you”…  Argh!

Although family law is not the only law I practice, it is the field that hangs heaviest on my heart.  I play my part in resolving disputes and further dissolving broken families, but I can’t help but wonder if there was another way.  Was there something I could have done to SAVE the family?  Sure, I wouldn’t have any family law clients if all families were happy all the time (except for adoptions–now, I LOVE those), but I’m ok with that.  Family is that important to me.

Now, for my lesson.  I learned that this blog is not just for me to pore my heart and soul out, but to receive support and knowledge from you, the readers.  This blog is therapeutic for me because I can get my thoughts out, be reminded of the most important things in life when I have a bad moment, and learn from objective strangers… and the few family and friends that pretend to enjoy this blog.    This blog is not just about holding other families together, but MINE as well.

THANK YOU FOR READING.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!