Saturday, December 25, 2010

Best gift EVER!


My dad and I, well we generally have this argument about who will be right on almost every subject and or life decision that comes up. I am the type of person who jumps blindly into things with both feet clear up to my neck. My dad takes the more critical approach, weighing all the options and making sure that whatever decision he makes, it will have high benefit for him and his family. So throughout my ENTIRE life I have always heard, "Ginger, What is your plan B....just in case plan A fails?" Can I just tell you that after 34 years of hearing "what's your plan b, what's your plan b, what's your plan b?" I could literally scream! (hahaha and I have) Sometimes I really wonder about not having faith, or trying something outside your comfort zone, or basically just having one hell of a learning curve! Seriously, my dad may think that I really could have always had an easier life, but I would not change one moment of the life I have had! YES, it has been hard at times. Marrying the first idiot that came along, being unmarried and pregnant, becoming a drug addict, living with an abusive boyfriend, having a child with severe birth defects, losing a house, car, destroying my credit, and pretty much being straight up homeless once in my life. I would not be able to fully appreciate the numerous blessings that I have now! A husband who always goes beyond to provide for this family, a son who blessed my life in more ways than I can ever imagine, a daughter who keeps me going and reminds me how hard it is to have such a strong-willed child, the full understanding that money will only make a person so happy and cannot replace the ones you love, the ability I have now to love such a beautiful array of people in this world, and the chance I have to forgive and grow from my past. The one thing I can say about my dad is that even as mad as he has ever gotten at me, I know without a doubt he loves me as much as I love him. Dad ~ I don't know if I will ever have a solid plan B, but I can honestly say I work harder and harder every day to make you proud of me! All my love~ Your Daughter ~ Ginger

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