Isn't it something how life keeps moving forward no matter what you face?  We all have rough spots, and if you are like me, somehow we emerge on the other side of them with a little more savvy to face the next thing.

 I have a stubborn will and a strong faith that always seems to get me through.

This week, I lost my uncle and that was hard.  I had so many different emotions besides sadness.  I was angry because his wife gave him a graveside service when he was a church loving man.  It somehow just felt like he wasn't honored like he should have been.  In a strange way I found a little comfort in knowing my brother had gone before him.  They were buddies in this life.  I found solace in knowing they are together again.

My uncle couldn't speak or walk after his strokes, but he did understand everything around him.  We would go see my uncle after we went to the hospital for my brother's radiation treatments.  I remember at one of those visits my uncle gave my brother a hug with his good arm and a lingering kiss.  It was so touching that my brother broke down and cried when we left his room.  My uncle knew full well it might be the last time he saw him.

I believe that kind of bond remains in heaven and it is comforting to know they will be waiting there for me someday along with my niece.

In the midst of all this I've really been trying to occupy myself with the stubborn will to make my diabetic blog a bigger money maker.  Ironically, I had just listened to a minister that had spoken about how if we really believe in God's plan for our success that he already has the people lined up in our lives that will give us a hand up so those doors will open.  We just have to believe and be receptive.  Attitude is everything.

I had been giving that a lot of thought.  Then out of the blue, I was in a chat room discussing blogging and befriended this mastermind of marketing.  This person wants me to succeed because of the belief in "paying it forward".  So, I've been getting some guidance and have lots of new ideas to expand my blog marketing so that I can make big bucks instead of little bucks.  One day I hope to be in a position where I can pay it forward too.  This person says I have already built a good base of traffic for that blog and is showing me how to capitalize on it.  I have been praying for this to happen, for the doors to be opened, because I believed in my heart it could be done.  I think it's no mistake or happenstance that I became friends with this person.

This week has been filled with great sadness followed by great hope.  It amazes me how life keeps moving forward.

CW