Wow, it's been awhile since I've wrote in this! Guys, I totally forgot that I started this blog. Boy has a lot changed since my last posts. We are now 7 years into the restaurant business and we have added 12 rentals to our already busy lives. Retirement is all I keep telling myself. LOL.
Anyways since posting last time I have been working PRN as a nurse at my local clinic still but making my own schedule do I can spend as much time with my kiddos as possible. In the fall of 2023 we started attending Bell Ridge Christian Church and fell in love with it. We ended the year with our kids getting baptized! 2024 started off great, Dustin and I were baptized and continued attending church every Sunday, making new friends. In March we had an unexpected visitor at church that rocked us to our core. It was a very very hard day for our whole family. We didn't know what to do, we didn't know if we should try to speak to them or if we should give space and let them come to us. As we collected ourselves and dried our tears we decided that we wouldn't force anything and left it at that. Gavin, however, was able to talk and visit bless his heart.
Little did I know things were going to get harder for me. Four months go by, the restaurant business has been super slow (thanks politics) so I had to start working more to pay our personal bills. Little did I know I would be rocked again by an unexpected employee. This rocked me even harder. For 6 months I struggled. I cried every day on my way to work, I cried at work, I cried after work. I was a mess to the point I dreaded going because my heart hurt so bad. One day I had a complete break down. I couldn't breath, I barely made it to my bosses office before I burst into an uncontrollable cry. I told my bosses that I didn't think I could work at the place I have been at for 8 years because it was just way to hard. It put me in a depressed state. Never in a million years did I think I would be put in this situation. After years and years of prayer, I didn't expect my prayer to be answered this way. I'm the person that doesn't let my feelings out, I hold a lot in, but I've found a friend that I trust. A friend I can confide in with no worries of judgement or running and telling someone like a high school kid. I spoke with her about things and how it was effecting me. We prayed and prayed together. She gave me advise that I was able to use with confidence. I ended 2024 feeling at peace after being able to give a gift and a hug. That hug was so special to me and no matter what happens in the future, I'll cherish it forever. For now I'll continue to pray, have faith, and trust Gods plan even if it's not my plan.
2025 is starting off pretty good minus the fact that Gavin broke his arm snowboarding down a mountain. He's been in a cast for about 6 weeks now. Baseball and softball season is about to start which means Spring is finally coming. My son is finishing up his junior year and my daughter is finishing up her sophomore year. It's crazy how fast this is going. A few more months and I will have a Senior, and a Junior that will be 16 and driving. It's so hard watching your kids grow up and slowly not need you as much anymore, but I am looking forward to all the other wonderful things the future can bring. So for now I will continue to enjoy every moment, be present as much as I can, and look forward to what God has in store for our family.
P.S.- Hopefully I don't wait so long in between my next post!!
XOXO Kiesha
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