Journal it!!

For me, creating this blog (and blogging on my own personal blog) has been almost therapeutic.  I have found that when I write my feelings down (whether in a journal, a blog or an email), I understand myself better and I think more clearly.  I handle my emotions better.  As I look back over the past two years and the struggle we endured, I didn't write all the time and I wish I had written more.  But as I've put together this blog the last month or two, I've thought back over my experiences, my memories and its been good for me to see what I learned, where I grew, where I went wrong and what I did write.  I've cried and laughed and smiled about the experiences and emotions.  I challenge you, to write down your thoughts and experiences during this struggle.  You will be stronger when it is over and you will look back and see that growth and have a greater understanding of things.  Often, I didn't want to post everything on my blog for everyone to read, so I wrote it and left it unpublished for days, weeks or even permanently.

I hope that someday, I can share all my thoughts and experiences with my kids and they will understand me more and learn from my view.  I challenge you to write it out.  I really think you will be more positive, find the good and blessings in your life, and feel stronger too. 

And maybe you'll write something that you'll want to share with us too!  Maybe it will help someone else who is walking in shoes that seem a lot like yours.