My new journey.........

Okay, how do I start?  I'll start with my dream of being secure in my retirement years.  Boy, were those dreams wrong!  I always thought that what I deposited into my Social Security account would be substantial enough to be a good foundation and that income from my antique business would fulfill the balance.  The rose-colored glasses that I must have been wearing, just weren't rosy enough.  I have no one to blame for that, other than myself.  Looking for someone to blame for your own shortcomings, only keeps you from being what you can be.  Nor can you depend on someone to bring you success.  You are the one and only who can bring gratification to your life.  Now, that doesn't mean that having support from a kindred spirit doesn't count for a lot of happiness, but, how many of us find that kindred spirit?

Okay, back to my fallen dream.  As I found myself in my 50's, I watched my parents fall into very poor health, brought on from simply not taking care of themselves.  As they faltered, I found myself becoming increasingly responsible for them.  They became my priority, while my work ethic became nil.  The last 3 1/2 years were devoted to the care for Mom (Dad died in 2002).  My relationship with my 2 daughters and my 3 grandchildren suffered greatly, but I did not resent my parents for this time in my life and, for that, I am so grateful.  I owe, not being resentful, to my faith in God.  I let my faith guide me through this and depended, entirely, on Him to carry me through these valleys.  Mom passed away July 20th, leaving me to find a new purpose for my life and giving me time to recapture my relationship with my girls and grandchildren.

There are friends and passed customers that would describe me as creative and talented, I describe myself as a "jack of all trades, but a master of none"!  My passion, today, is cooking.  I, probably, will be blogging a good bit about my love for cooking.  And, here again, my cooking lacks consistency, some dishes are really good, some are really bad!!!

I look forward to traveling my new journey and I do hope, that many find my blog to travel with me.......until next time......