It's Been A While

 It's been a while since I published a blog post.  I don't really have any excuses to share with you about why.  I can say we have been busy, but we are all busy.  No one really reads my blog anyway, so there is also that.  I used to do this for my mental health, because saying what I want on Facebook, X, or Instagram just seems weird, and opens me up for criticism and judgment.  Not that I care really, but I also want to be just like everyone else and just be able to be myself, but it seems I live in a world (or family) where I am the last person who is able to just be themselves without people taking it personally. I am the only one that has to be perfect.  Which I am not.  And I am the only one that gets punished for not being perfect.  It's a weird dynamic, but it often keeps me quite, at home, alone.

Anyway, I am trying to get back on my health journey and get my weight back under control.  2020-2021 was a very hard year, and our family suffered through a lot.  We are slowly coming back to our normal way of thinking and operating.  We have had a few really hard years with hurricanes damaging our home (3 in fact).  So there has been that on top of everything else.

I am not complaining.  I love my life, even when it is difficult.  I love the people God placed in them.  With that being said, I am going to try to blog more!  Share some of my favorite days, recipes, and homeschool challenges as well as homeschool wins.

xoxo, Lela
p.s. enjoy this portrait of Miss O :)