I did it!

Over the past few weeks my life has been completely turned upside down. I'm convincing myself that I will be a stronger woman, when I reach the other side of this experience. There are too many details to share at this time and I'm not quite rational enough right now to share them. However, I finally did it. I got my dragonfly tattoo. [When it's healed up a bit I will share a picture] Its a sketch of a dragonfly emerging from a cluster of shooting stars. It is on my left shoulder blade. It's beautiful and everything I hoped it would be. The artist pretty much read my mind.

Why the dragonfly? It represents so much of what I feel in my life right now. The ability to adapt in any given situation. Strength. The sense of self that comes with maturity. Change. Prosperity. Swiftness. Peace. Purity. Harmony. And as a dragonfly lives a short life, it knows it must live its life to the fullest with the short time it has - which is a lesson for all of us.

And why the shooting stars? Every time it feels like I can't keep moving forward. Every time it feels like I'm stuck in the mud and I can't do anything about it, I see a star shooting across the sky. It has become my sign from God that I am His child and He does hold me near to Him always.

I am clinging to Him more than ever during these times. I find myself, so often, fretting about what tomorrow will bring. But just as often, I hear that small, sure voice telling me it's not time to give up, and it's not time to worry. For He knows all, and He will bring the most tremendous blessing out of this challenging time.

This tattoo will be an ever present reminder of this.