Have you asked yourself What If?

Have you ever come to a place where you ask yourself if circumstances had been different, would you still be doing what you are doing with your life? Have you ever wondered, "What if I didn't marry my highschool/college sweetheart? What if I did? What if I had married a lawyer with sights on the Presidency, instead of a simple blue collar worker whose greatest ambition is getting the ultimate whitetail buck? Would my goals, ambitions and passions be different? In short, am I settling for what is?" It reminds me of that Reba McIntyre song, "Is there life out there".

Well, as Hubs and I approach our 10 year wedding anniversary (July 27!), I've been asking myself these questions. After all, I always pictured myself with someone who....well, talks more and has an opinion on important issues. Who likes to learn, think and analyze. Hubs is none of those things.

As it is though, my answer is Yes! I am married to my perfect fit, opposites though we are. We compliment each other. More than that, I am doing exactly what I've always wanted to do...even when I didn't know it was what I wanted. Thinking back, I remember when my paternal grandmother died a month before I turned twelve. That following summer, and many summers after that, I practically lived with my grandfather. {His house shares a farm with my parents', so I wasn't exactly far from home} I LOVED waking up early and having breakfast with him, then cleaning house after he left to work on the farm, preparing lunch and then more of the same. My point is, even as young as 12, I yearned to be a homemaker. There is a sense of fulfillment that I cannot explain. Homemaking also fits nicely with my other passions, reading and writing. My life includes all three. Talk about a boost to one's spirit! Knowing you are doing exactly what you were purposed to do is a real boost and I praise God for it all.

Speaking of homemaking and the like, I thought I'd share an updated pic of this year's garden. It is coming along nicely, and is untouched by pesticides, fertilizers and all other nasty chemicals.

Do you see the two big-leaf bushy plants, between the corn and greenbeans? Well, they are volunteer, which means they came up on their own.  We at first thought they were watermelon.  Now it is obvious they are not. In fact, they aren't even the same crop.

They are two different kinds of squash.  Now that I think about it, I did plant these.....last year!  

What can I say, I am easily amused!

Have a blessed day!