Life is good, I can't complain

Seriously. Life has been absolutely beautiful to me. I cannot complain about the great friends, great people, and wonderful Family i have surrounding me. Although...it is not too perfect, can it ever be?

My Uncle David has contracted a bacterial infection that could possibly be the flesh eating kind. He's definitely struggling, and has just gotten out of surgery.

I do not think of myself as being a very religious person, more spiritual than anything and I found myself sitting on my back stoop, drinking coffee, watching my beautiful dog bask in the sun----i found myself talking to God.

While I don't consider myself to be religious, I still believe in God. I do not take the Bible literally, but symbolically. There are too many authors and too many books and too much time from each book to rely that everything stated in there is exact truth.

Yes, I had a conversation with God. I thanked him for allowing me to wake up every day, for the wonderful friends, and family I have, the awesome support system and the beautiful Earth around me. I also thanked him for bringing Andy into my Life. I truly believe that the 2 of us can grow stronger together through Him.

Religion is a organized system that has some crooked members, just like any other organization. I thought about going to a non-demoninational Church, but have not yet. I did share with Andy that I would probably bounce from one to another until I found one that I like.

I've never really had a relationship where I can be as open as I have been. I do not put on a facade, something I have said in past relationships, but this I believe...is the true deal.

While I do not normally practice Lent, I am this year, in conjunction with Andy. We have decided to not have sex for the passing of Lent...and while our relationship is still blossoming, I find it reassuring that I can share something like this with someone. Is it hard? , 'HELL YEAH!' However, I find that this is something that I have never done before in a relationship---usually it was all physical, and then I dealt with whatever else was along with that...settling.

I am not settling this time. There is no reason to settle. There is, however, a joy I get out of knowing that growing and challenging one another in positive ways is something I have always strived for in a partner, and I hope and pray that this is the one.

I don't know if that is a good thing or not, but I feel comfortable with it.
I am in NO way the perfect person, no one is, but I strive to do what is right and best for the overall good of everything, even if that means I slip sometimes.

So, this blog is mainly about another change I am possibly going through. Away with the single woman and being carefree and often times, stupid. In with the new woman of learning and growing. :)