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Monday, April 09, 2012

Marco!

I have moved my posts over to a brand-spanking-new Blogger address: ...of Salt & Light, and I am so very excited about it! Visit me at my NEW personal site I have set up in preparation of having my book "get out there" someday (and hopefully that it's in the near future!). I hope that my site (and eventual book) will be a place to find encouragement, where I can be a friend and simply let you know that there is someone else who's "been there"! I also pray that I can share with you the greatest gift ever given to me! Join me at ...of Salt and Light and don't forget to grab a cup of coffee before you settle in! See you there!

Ingredients:

Let's see... I am a wife, mother, daughter, sister, cousin, niece, aunt, god-mother, friend, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, crazy, a Gemini, and a princess - I am a child of God.

I was born in 1975. You do the math. I am not good at math. I use the other half of my brain. I went to college and studied Marketing and Studio Art, and then went on to study Graphic Arts. I have gone to college for so many years; I could be a doctor or even a veterinarian. But I am not. I have an associate’s degree. That I don't use. I volunteer my time. I am busy, getting nothing accomplished. I am afflicted with depression and am comfortable saying so (I sincerely thank you very much Brooke,) and to that end - I am medicated (thank you very much Mr. Cruise). If it helps one other person understand depression, I think I have served a purpose.

I am married to M, since 1997. M and I met in 1993. No, wait - we started dating in 1993, we met before that. Anyway, M is a juvenile diabetic. In 2001, ten days before his 30th birthday, M was diagnosed with kidney failure. On September 22, 2002, M was gifted with a life-saving kidney and pancreas transplant. Our lives will never be the same. There is a lot of other stuff that happened in there, too, that makes up who I am. For instance, my full time job for many years was a stay at home mother (SAHM I Am) to daughter R, born in '00 and son D, born in '02. I continue to hold the position of CEO of R&D, Inc. an 'Individual and Family Services' industry. My children are the joy of my life. They have been and will be my everything.

When D was a baby he had a heart murmur, hip click, upper GI issues, and the list goes on. When he was four months old his Dad had the transplant. D is a funny young man, sweet and stubborn. He can dampen my mood with his temper and will. He can brighten my day when he is happy and silly. He is just like me. Daxisms... ask me about them!

On December 26, 2006, R was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. We went back to having bottles of insulin jingling in the fridge whenever you open the door, counting carbs, and living each day being as strong as we can for our little girl, being terrified inside knowing all too well of what her future may hold. She was my sweet baby girl and as she gets older she is so smart and wise for her age. She is an old soul, as I was at her age too. R is beautiful, funny and very strong-willed. I fondly refer to her as "Minnie", as she is a miniature version of me.

I love animals. I really love dogs. Working with dogs is therapeutic for me. I find no coincidence that the same three letters that spell God, spell dog.

When I turned thirty-ish, I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I always believed, but I now have a RELATIONSHIP with Jesus Christ. I was involved in a number of ministries at our church in Illinois and presently at our church in Wisconsin. I am currently on the greatest - albeit most difficult - faith walk. And it's awesome.