The way I see it...

I was on pinterest today(what else is new) and just for giggles I looked up 'Scoliosis' and what I found amazed me.See I was just looking for exercises that you can do with scoliosis, but what I didnt expect was to get soo much encouragement from others living with this. As for having scoliosis I am fairly lucky. I didnt have to have surgery when I was younger, I had that horrible brace. But looking back I wish I had worn it more. But I always felt ugly in that thing, so I only wore it when I had to. Since I have started working and standing on that concrete floor my back has been bothering me much more lately. But seeing the scars from others has inspired me to embrace the brace and just feel better about having scoliosis.. Here are some of the pictures that inspired me: I love this!!! Because its the truth scoliosis doesn't break you its just another bend in the road... I would never get a tattoo, but this is very inspiring! This scar is from a girl

Recently I have gotten some heartbreaking news about.. a friend.. her name is Ashleigh-Anne. She has many health issues right now and it is really hard to describe how it is making me feel. I know.. if this is about her then why is impacting me like this.. I am not a super close friend, I am not family, I dont get to see her on a regular basis.. so why is this so tough? I think the reasons are because she is someone I know, she is soo young, she has a young daughter, but if I had to say only one reason it would be this.. She is a living example of what I want my future to be like. A loving wife. A wonderful mother. A loyal friend. A joyous person. From the glimpses I have been able to see and from the things I have heard, she has been following God's will for her life. And even now in her sickness she is trying to find a way to give God the glory. Honestly if it was me I would be having a much harder time with this. But after my daily devotion on Tuesday I think I might hav