A Letter To Me

The connection of what I'm about to share is a strange one...it comes from an incredible woman (Jen) who passed away a few weeks ago from breast cancer. Her blog was absolutely amazing to read - I wish she had been a personal friend of mine. She was actually a very close friend to a new friend of mine (April) - who I just met a year ago. This new friend of mine (April) was actually friends with my husband in high school. So, I was introduced to Jen's blog through April...If you're confused, no worries! I just wanted to share this blog entry, which was written by Jen, who, like I said, passed away a few weeks ago. I was browsing through her blog posts and there are some great ones - including this one that just touched me tonight for some reason.

Here it is:

Brad Paisley has a new single out called, "A Letter to Me." No, I won't provide the lyrics today, but the song is a pretty good one. He tells you what he would do if he could send a letter to himself at the age of 17. As adults, we have this wisdom and experience always wishing we could have had that perspective at a younger age. While I'm not one that likes to look back, it got me thinking about what I would tell my younger self if I had the chance.

• I would probably mention that grades don't make the world go around.
• Listen to the words of the sermon, don't just go to church because you parents make you.
• Nourish the friendships that you have had for a long time, don't think you need to be involved with the "cool" group.
• Boys are better off as friends because one of those friends will eventually be your husband!
• Lean on your faith more, it's the one thing you can always count on.
• People don't care what you become, they're more interested in who you are.

I thank God for the guidance during those years. He protected me and put me down a path where I have little regret. That was probably because of my parent's many prayers, but I feel fortunate to end up where I did...cancer and all.

"In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps." Proverbs 16:9