Surround yourself with People who embrace your Joy

I always run down this rabbit trail when writing. 3 months ago, I started this journey of including you, the world with a single mom’s path of building a house. But these heart things happen and the house experiences get pushed to the background.

I know sometimes the things I blog are emotional and tough and also, even painful but I want to share a joy moment with you on this Friday. I found my land. My little “Joy Acre”. Oh, the dreams I have! I want to have my home filled with happiness, music, family, and friends.

I’ve been bold in this endeavor. I talked with my friend this morning whose opinion I value so much. I asked him, “Who do I think I am doing this?” Lol! I sometimes feel like I have no business dreaming this big. But it doesn’t matter, I’m going for this. I tracked this land owner all the way to Massachusetts! Yes, actually for a time I became “almost” an FBI investigator, but it was worth it.

So, I found my land and after meeting with dozens of mostly corporate builders, I met with a custom builder who is totally on board with my dream of building. And guess what? I am going to be the general contractor. It was a huge part of my dream to get to be part of building my house this way. I will blog more on that later.

I want to encourage any of you wanting to start a dream. Do it! I talked last week about risk. He can be scary but he can also be beautiful. You can do things you never thought you were capable of doing. And I’ve made a decision to surround myself with people who love  and support me. I’m so thankful for those people in my life. You need to ask yourself this question? Do the people who are currently part of my life embrace my “Joy Moments?” If the answer is “NO” you need to give yourself the gift of letting them go. This has been a hard lesson for me but even in the process of writing this I know this is what needs to be done. .