Are you fricking kidding me?? I can’t believe Thanksgiving is this week and all of our neighbors already have Christmas lights peeking from their windows and all their shopping done…

Where did the time go? Seriously, I feel like the year has been running from me since it started! I’m getting in a mental workout just from trying to keep up. I don’t know about you but this has been a hard year! I mean, it started off with a major car accident, extended road trips and ridiculous amount of travel all in a two months span to the worse imaginable family trauma no man or woman would wish upon any family….to selling and moving out of our dear home and booking a major trip out of the country…etc,etc (sparing you the sappy and unnecessary details).

Phew….no wonder I feel like I just ran a marathon!

But I know I’m not the only one! There are so many of us mamas out there hanging by a thread and ready to collapse at any moment. 2016 has been a doozy and not all of us are going to come out the same. Some families are going separate ways or making some pretty serious changes, by choice or by fate, hearts are being broken and it’s not easy…

(Adulting. It’s fun, isn’t it…sigh).

But don’t let the doom and gloom get you down! Seriously, where there is darkness there is light! The most beautiful and precious stones are created under a massive load of pressure. We are like those exotic stones hiding in the suit (a lot of suit). We are put under stupid amounts of pressure and it is up to us to allow positive transformation. To allow change in our hearts and help us grow stronger and better. To see the light! We must dust off the residue of what was and shine in the light of what will be!

True, you could do this alone, but you don’t have to! True, it will be hard but it won’t always be! Reach out to a friend and decide together to support one another. To be the “Guiding light” on a what might seem like an impossible path one step at a time. Holding each other up when the darkness tries to prevail. Friendship is so dear to happiness and healing, make the effort to nourish that connection. Your secret weapon to overcoming the hardest of times is with that special light. The glow within your heart who understands you and can sip on a glass of wine while finding some laughter and hope when it is needed most! Someone who can be brutally honest with a touch of sincerity and tough love at the same time! Someone outside the challenges with a clear perspective.

If you don’t have that friend….be that friend! It starts with you in making those efforts and building those relationships first. Be real. Be honest. Be a beacon of light! Be available! Be a friend! A fellow mom needs you and someday you will need her! The foundations in which you create around your relationships will be those that keep your kingdom afloat when the tides come in high! (And trust me they’re coming)

In the mean time take a moment each day to be thankful for the opportunities life has given you and take charge of your future! There is still time left in the year to make positive changes with your health, wealth, family  and friendships!

I believe in you! I am that friend to you with open arms if you need it!

You are not alone.