Shellyville Continues

Normal?

Hello my sunny pals,

I have no idea what normal is anymore but I get a lot closer to it when my kids are home! It feels right to have them here. I love being a mom. I love the exchange of laughter and conversations. I love cooking meals and being close. It is the simple things in life that bring me the greatest joy.

It also helps me keep grounded because the rest of the world around me can spin out of control in one phone call. I got a call last night that honestly I should not have answered but it was a local number and I felt I had to answer it. I could have let it go to voice mail and I would have saved myself some sleep.

I often wonder why God is testing me. I often wonder why I am a therapist and if I have the strength to take on and help strangers. I think I do it because I know I don't have to fix anything I only have to help the client find a way to fix their own problems. I do it because I care about people. I do it because it makes me feel good. I also do it because I need an income. I do it because it is a career that picked me.

I love it but it sure is challenging. It is going to rock the core of my beliefs and values. It is going to test my own sanity. It is incredible how much I keep learning about myself. I love it!!

Love,
Michelle