Lower my expectations or raise my standards?

Have you ever expected someone to do something and it didn't happen?

This was a common sense thing that should have happened.  To protect THEIR privacy, I won't name names or spell out the specific situation because then it would be OBVIOUS although there's part of me that would LOVE to because what they did was rude, inconsiderate and hurtful.

It happens in every other situation.  It happened for other people in the same situation around me and from the people around me.  It didn't happen for me.  I knew for a LONG time before this situation that I was a misfit around this group of people.  This situation finalized it for me.

This was really only a MINOR situation although still hurtful, it was really nothing!  I've been through much tougher situations and lost a lot more than being around this dysfunctional little group of people.

It's hard to let go when I've been intentionally hurt.  But, life is great and they were only a nuisance when I was around them and they are nothing more than a bad memory now.

Sometimes, as difficult as it is, we have to decide on doing what is best for us even when that means we have to make some really tough decisions, even when it means we are no longer around people that are damaging to us.


So, as far as them not doing something that is done for everyone else in my situation ... it's their loss.  I had to decide if I was going to lower my expectations or raise my standards.

I decided to raise my standards!

Grateful

I am grateful for SO much!  Today is my hubby's birthday and we had a great day celebrating together.  I made him one of his favorite meals ... "Chicken and Dumplings" ... and my folks surprised him with two of his favorite desserts ... "German Chocolate Cake" and "Key Lime Pie".  We also went out for Starbucks!

We are so grateful to be blessed with two one year olds.  Being parents is a dream come true that we weren't sure was ever going to happen.

God is still God was our motto through some incredibly dark days ... and we are so grateful that God saw us through and has chosen us to be parents to these two amazing little ones!

I am additionally grateful to be able to write freely again.  I don't have anyone to tell me what I can write and there's nobody that is in any position to judge me for what I do write.  Finally ... freedom again!  I missed it and am so grateful to have it back!  Yes, even in America, there's sometimes not freedom to write because of the position we are in, the position others are in and because so often, our culture wants us to all think from the same little box.

God is SO good!

I can write again ...

After being stifled for a long time on being able to share my thoughts and opinions freely, I feel such a freedom to be able to do so again.

So, I'm back to blogging and sharing!