Boldly Unbroken

When my children were a lot younger, their dad made sure we took summer vacations that we all enjoyed. One of the most memorable places was right here in Alabama. Lakepoint Resort State Park in Eufaula.  It was actually where their dad and I spent our honeymoon when we got married since we both liked to camp. As a family though, we enjoyed the beautiful hotel and restaurant with the nice pool just as much as we enjoyed the cabin in the woods or the cabins on the lake. We tried them all at least once. We would load up the SUV and hook up the boat and go for a weekend if not an entire week.  I remember one summer my kids noticed three alligators across the lake and would feed them although they were signs that specifically stated, “DO NOT FEED THE ALLIGATORS”. They even named the alligators Allie, Abby and Arby. Every trip we made they had to go see their “pet alligators“. I also remember my son throwing rocks one afternoon… just as he threw a rock in the air a bird had flown by. It hit

Just before Thanksgiving of 2011, I felt a small little lump about the size of a pea in between my nipple and armpit of my right breast. It concerned me but my insurance would not pay for an ultrasound until February, so I waited. Just before Christmas it was gone… I did not feel the little lump anymore. So I thought nothing of it. I never had any pain, soreness or anything in my breast. February 13th of 2012 I went for my annual mammogram. I saw it on the screen and my heart sank. Immediately after my mammogram, my doctor wanted to do an ultrasound. She said it could be a “cyst“ but wanted to make sure. So I had the ultrasound right then. Unfortunately, it was not a cyst and she recommended that I schedule a biopsy ASAP because there was “something“ on the entire right side of that breast. I had the ultrasound two hours later. Normally, they would retrieve eight samples but she got five good ones and felt that was enough. I got my results 24 hours later… on Va

(This is just my opinion of what I have witnessed over the last few years…) I have worked hard all of my life and have even started completely over a    couple times, each time learning from myself and my own mistakes and from the mistakes of others. It’s been about four years now that I have been by myself. I’ve had a lot of time to reflect on many things. I have spent a lot of days looking at myself in the mirror understanding and realizing that I am not perfect by any means however, I feel that I am a good catch for someone. I’m independent and self-sufficient. I am very organized and can be a little OCD at times. My bills are always paid on time unless it is something beyond my control. I have short term and long term goals. Except for God, my family will always come first. I’m not afraid to try anything once; if I like it I will do it again and again if I want to. I always try to balance work and pleasure. I eat healthy, for the most part. I do not smoke. I do n