Hello, again!

So much for my comments! Well, I am not sure if I'll keep commenting on here, but we'll see. I really think the proper blog idea might be a better one. 

Anyhow, some things have happened in my life since December 2013 (when I last posted on here). One child had been attending college, but isn't anymore. Two others are attending college. The oldest is engaged, which I think happened in 2014, but I honestly don't remember (good job, mom). My husband changed jobs (the same company, but a different position). I decided to go back to college (something I had always wanted to do, even if just to prove to myself that I could), and I have all As (well, one A-, ahem). And, my exhusband- my oldest children's biological father- died in August of this year. That was a shock, and very hard (and sometimes, it still hits me). There are things in this world that you just don't expect (at least, earlier in your life), and that was one of them.

I also feel compelled to share that- outside of parenting my children, which is my greatest love, and most important job- I do feel that I might be sensing what I am meant to do, outside of my family unit. I feel as if I am supposed to help people, and I specifically feel drawn to immigrants. I felt this several months ago, and then recently- with all the discussion about Syrians- I felt the pull again. I don't know what it means, exactly, but I know there is something I am supposed to do, at some point, and it's trying to show itself to me. It just hasn't hit me yet, but when I am in my History of Religion class I have a sort of buzz in my body that tells me that I am in the exact right class and exact right place, right at that moment. Has anyone else- whoever actually might be reading this- ever had that feeling? 

OK, we'll see if I remember to post here again.

Cara

First Blog Ever

This is my first blog ever, as far as I can remember.  I did start posting comments in my Facebook account, under the notes, but then decided against it and erased all of it.  Also, previously- like a year or so ago- I thought about getting an actual website of my own, but for now, I'll see how I like this.

More to come on what, exactly, I'll be blogging.  I would suspect that I'll spend I lot of time sharing my recent ancestry discoveries, and also about genes in general.  I may also discuss and share certain parenting/family choices I've made, though that then opens up sharing about my family and children.  I am not sure that I want to share too much on that, just because I already feel like privacy is shrinking, and I might want to hold onto what I still have.  I also have some interesting dreams, and I've thought about devoting some space for those, all alone. 

Cara