tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044625157527460043.post205870996949589441..comments2023-11-29T10:25:20.640-07:00Comments on A Little Bit of Brandy: Being Me in a Really Big World and Really Small SpacesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044625157527460043.post-81016929371773480502012-05-10T14:55:57.126-06:002012-05-10T14:55:57.126-06:00I've definitely changed and so has my faith: a...I've definitely changed and so has my faith: a roller coaster a bit with my faith, to be honest.Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811697675090627618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044625157527460043.post-41209306930576920572012-04-16T11:56:34.374-06:002012-04-16T11:56:34.374-06:00Suze, this was such a great comment. Thank you SO ...Suze, this was such a great comment. Thank you SO much for sharing this. It blessed me today.Brandy Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18403497384612957540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044625157527460043.post-88772283972488832812012-04-16T11:25:19.538-06:002012-04-16T11:25:19.538-06:00I tried commenting 3x the other day from my iPhone...I tried commenting 3x the other day from my iPhone and lost all 3 responses, but I loved this post and I'm doing this during lunch at work now! <br /><br />I always thought I had a strong faith, but realized how weak it was about 6 years ago when my mom's cancer returned after 19 years in her bones (breast cancer). I wanted to fix it, control it (like everything else!), and I couldn't. My mom flipped out on me, reminding me that SHE was the one that was sick, and would decide what WE would do. It was at that moment I knew I had to finally Let Go and Let God. It was the best thing I could have done, because the pit in my stomach went away, and here we are 6 years later, mom still undergoing treatment, slowed down a bit, but faring pretty well overall. <br /><br />My faith has definitely been a progression, and I think it will always be a work in progress. I don't go out preaching to others or telling them to "have faith" because what that means to each of us is pretty personal. I've had some recent situations come up both personally and professionally that have been HUGE stresses on me, and I do see them as testing my faith. Right now I believe that everything happens for a reason, even bad things, and that some good has to come out of a situation. So while I've had my share of crys and bad days in recent months, I've done a much better job of dealing with them since adopting the "Let Go and Let God" approach. I'll be honest, I'm not good at letting go every day, but on the days I do, I feel so much better. <br /><br />Motherhood has definitely changed me, as well as strengthened my faith. I had Tommy at 39, my one and only child, so talk about a total upheavel for someone very set in her ways! As it relates to my faith, I thank God every day for this blessing of my son - like any mom, I can't imagine my life without him now, and it's opened my eyes to see the world in a whole new light. Perhaps as how I saw it as the 2 1/2 year old I once was. I pray that God protects him and every child, and as I've proclaimed myself as the world's biggest worrywart, of course I worry about him getting sick, injured, etc., but the strengthening in my faith has helped me to let go and ENJOY the moment I'm in. Yes, I'll still worry, and project into the future(I'm so good at it unfortunately), but I've made so much progress to be able to get myself grounded when that happens.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17310043163074136313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044625157527460043.post-1437709548343534502012-04-14T07:17:39.159-06:002012-04-14T07:17:39.159-06:00I think lots of moms go through identity changes w...I think lots of moms go through identity changes when we have kids. And changes in friendships is something I've definitely experienced. That can be really sad, but it does happen, of course. Btw, friend, I miss you! Can't wait till you come back. :) Looking forward to seeing more pictures!Brandy Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18403497384612957540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044625157527460043.post-63147738793525931532012-04-13T22:46:46.031-06:002012-04-13T22:46:46.031-06:00I don't think parenting changed me much in reg...I don't think parenting changed me much in regards to faith but had my moments of identity crisis. I sometimes always have a little fear of 'they could be gone before me' moments....But sometimes i meet old friends and realize we don't have anything anymore in common and wonder how? we spend 4 yrs of high school/college hip to hip laughing what happened? So I know I have changed and people do change.<br /><br />even my addiction have changed.. from shoes to purse and now to tote bags or big bags<br /><br />nice post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044625157527460043.post-59247639212802725502012-04-13T20:10:24.165-06:002012-04-13T20:10:24.165-06:00Thanks for your comment, Jennie. It's nice to ...Thanks for your comment, Jennie. It's nice to know that other people are on the journey too!Brandy Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18403497384612957540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044625157527460043.post-63861272632256955842012-04-13T20:09:32.875-06:002012-04-13T20:09:32.875-06:00Lindsay, thanks so much for stopping by and for yo...Lindsay, thanks so much for stopping by and for your comment! I smiled when you said that when you think about your pre-kids' attitudes about life you laugh. Me too!! Life definitely takes a 180 when kids enter the picture. I hope you'll stop by again.Brandy Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18403497384612957540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044625157527460043.post-20550243221830082892012-04-13T17:05:11.649-06:002012-04-13T17:05:11.649-06:00It's good to change. We should all be progres...It's good to change. We should all be progressing through life--not stuck in one idea of the world. I've changed too. Certainly the biggest changes came after I had kids... You are on a path....evolving is part of the journeyjenniehttp://www.myhumanrevolution.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044625157527460043.post-13360424589200571902012-04-13T16:58:45.387-06:002012-04-13T16:58:45.387-06:00I don't believe I have ever had a "deep&q...I don't believe I have ever had a "deep" relationship with God. I do know that I want to offer my girls the opportunity to experience religion the same way I did and then choose for themselves. It makes it harder when Sunday morning comes and we choose to stay in our pj's all day and have breakfast rather then rush to church (I need to get better about this). I want them to have a higher power to turn to if they need it. I feel being a parent is about giving your children the right tools and that is one of them. As far as being coming a parent changing me? Yes it did. O&G are my step-daughters. I love them as if they were my own, but we don't have our own (yet) so I can't say if my love will be different (I hope not). Parenting has changed me in everyway possible. I give when it feels like there is nothing left to give. When I think back to days pre children I laugh at my attitude about life. Oh what I didn't know then. I learn from them everyday and I have changed to be a better person for them. I try, but I fail a lot too. And don't get me wrong there are days I want to stay out late and sleep all day and have no one ask anything of me, but that is no longer my life and I am sure when the day comes and they are out of the house and no one is asking anything of me any longer I will long for these days. Thank you for this post. Thank you for your honesty, and I would love to hear your answer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11848376667980991220noreply@blogger.com