When I originally came up with the title “This is the pause button” it was  because when I quit my job to be a stay at home mom, I felt I was putting everything I had worked for professionally on hold. I wanted to write about my kids, family, and our life lessons.  When this whole health issue started, it just felt right to keep the title but wanted to give everyone a heads up that the kids will start making their way into my writings (and I hope you stick around to read!)

I write all of this now because I’m coming out of the fog and I’m over the pity party and I’m ready to move on.  Not that I won’t still have my weak, pissed off moments (because I’m still pissed and I’ve been reading about chemo, sounds awful) but I’m mentally in a better place.  And I have my friends and family to thank.  Just the overall compassion and outpouring love I feel from everyone.  I can’t begin to thank you enough. 

I also have Jesus to thank. Yesterday was Palm Sunday, and l love the Passion reading. It’s an awful story but it’s a story I feel like Jesus is a true human being. I just felt close to the story knowing we all have crosses to bear. 

Nikki Commentary: “can’t stop, won’t stop moving” Damn, Taylor Swift has such good advice!  

And yes, I just thanked Jesus Christ and quoted Taylor Swift in the same post.

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