For as long as I can remember, I've always had a dream that someday I would work with orphans in a far away land...that day has come and this is my story.
I am a single woman who has a long, strange history. I was orphaned myself at 9 and spent many years looking for a family. After High school I tried to go to college but wasn't grounded enough to survive. I spent 12 years in the military, the first 8 in the Marines and then 4 in the Army. My specialties ranged from heavy equipment operator to Military Police conversion instructor. I home schooled my son from 2nd til 8th grade. I recently graduated from Community College with a 4.0 in Marketing. I was honored as Most Distinguished Graduate and delivered the commencement speech.
I can be judgemental and strict with my ideals of how a person should act. I can be quick to anger and slow to forgive. I am terribly loyal to those who have earned my respect. My children, those born to me and those blessed to me through experience and interaction, are my life. Hurt them and you will have me to answer to.
I am a fiercely passionate person about several things, children, animals, and the environment.
I enjoy reading, movies, eating, bike riding, camping, hiking, traveling, and trying new things. I am a thrill seeker and I LOVE roller coasters.
I believe happiness is a path and not a destination.
I believe that God places people in our lives to be the family we need instead of the family we were born into. I don't adhere to blood being thicker than water, sometimes you must walk away from people that are toxic, no matter that relation.
I don't claim to have all the answers, to be perfect, or to always be right. But I will tell you what I DO think if you hang around long enough. I don't apologize for my opinions, but I am also willing to listen and sometimes even change my mind. I am never too old to learn something new or to benefit from self-improvement.
I believe that failure is not the absence of reaching goals, but the lack of willingness to try.
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