You don't know me. Yet.

      Helloooo!!! Anyone out there? This is my first ever attempt at blogging. I feel slightly lost. Only because I am technologically ignorant at times, and secretly wonder if when I am done blogging (as the kids call it these days. I just call it typing.) if I will click on all the correct things to actually publish it in the right place. Well, I guess we will just see about that, now won't we?

       Now, about me. Here is what one needs to know about me. I am 34,white, married to a Mexican (gasp), have 2 beautiful, articulate, intelligent, kind-hearted children with that Mexican (double gasp), and we live HAPPILY, yes, HAPPILY, in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico (triple gasp). We have lived here in Juarez for over 5 years now. My husband was deported in May of 2005; permanently deported. At first, it was traumatic, dramatic, problematic, and every other -matic you can think of. Now, it is automatic. We don't even give it a second thought most days. It is what it is. That, as you will soon learn about me, is my life's motto. It is what it is. It deserved repeating.

        I have a million things I could blog about. Deportation, immigration, bi-racial relationships, living in Mexico, raising children with morals, raising bi-racial children, Christianity, or some of my illnesses may be blog-worthy. Psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (that one is a killer), migraines, allergies, blah, blah, blah. Oh! Or I could blog about my weight loss journey (aka: I am fat). The truth is, I will be blogging about any and all of these things, at any given time, depending on my day or current state of mind. I will mention Jesus repeatedly in my blogs sometimes, because, that is Who I live my life for. Or, at least, Who I desire to live for. These days, it seems I am living for my husband and my children. Anyhoo, if Jesus offends you, then you don't have to read my blog. It is, after all, my blog. You can write about what you want, and I can write about what I want. That is the beauty of blogging (typing). Freedom of expression. Praise Jesus! Just thought I would throw one praise in there to get you used to it!

        I am excited to learn more about some of you out there. I look forward to reading your blogs, and sharing mine with you! Happy Blogging! (typing)