On these pages I invite you to walk our journey with us, but only if you want to. They are my shoes that you will walk in and until you have walked in them you can’t fully understand how they fit or they feel. At times I get blisters and through writing I heal them. I ask only that you be kind and appreciate that what I write always comes from my heart; you don’t have to like it just appreciate that it is real. I wouldn’t be true to myself if I didn’t share that sometimes I stumble, sometimes I fall, but most of the time I climb higher then I ever dreamed I possible could. Be patience with me when I falter and be happy for me when I soar to greater height. Here I will open my heart and with all honesty express my true feeling of the journey since my dear husband, has become paraplegic. It has been a journey, a long journey over the past four years, but together as a loving family we have made our journey, one day at a time, one mile at a time, and always with guidance from God, even when I thought he had abandoned me.

It is my hope that these entries will be inspiring, that is the purpose with which I share them. We have learned, over time, how to live this new life, (and that is exactly what it is, a whole new life), with grace, with acceptance, and with courage. Arnie, my husband is an inspiration to me daily, and my children Josh and Kayleigh have been my rainbows through the clouds. As a wife I couldn’t ask for more in a husband, and as a mother, I am filled with pride. As to myself, sometimes I am in need of a third wing to fly with. However, I haven't lost sight of how to lend one of the two I am blessed with,to someone in need of an extra wing. You see life is all what you make it, you get back what you put into it and every day I put my best foot forward, even if it has a blister. There is goodness that stems from all advantages as well as disadvantage. You must first open your heart and then your eyes to look for it.

Adversity has made me strong. Merrium Webster gives the following definition for adversity;

  1: a state or condition contrary to one of well-being. My personal definition of the word is this; 1: an opportunity to exceed expectations of oneself.

I will one day finish my novel which will be titled perhaps, The Promise of Our Tomorrows, but for now there is always another chapter to be written. I will for now in my life, live those promises, and believe through faith, soul searching, and compassion that they do exist. We have literally danced our way to happiness and I invite you to watch our dance of a lifetime unfold. There are three things I believe to be elements for a happy heart and a strong secure bond of marriage…facing reality head on, respect of your partner, and laughter. How blessed am I have to have all three, but I’ll allow you to decide that for yourself if you venture on through my entries, stories. Some may be with pain, many with laughter, none with sorrow, and most with the solemn promise to lift your heart.

As always written from the heart,
 Carolyn
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