What’s going on?
What’s going on? Well. A lot. I started this blog to post about my journey. My story. I didn’t realize how much I wanted to share my everyday experiences. My weight loss journey is not what my life is all about. It’s about the fun, craziness in between. Yes. I started my Instagram post and blog post to share my weight loss. After 3 years of sharing I realized I’m more than just my weight loss journey. This journey. My story is about sharing my experience, strength and hope. Good. Bad. Hard. Joy. Grace.
Looking back. Reminiscing. My life has been full of heartache and blessings abundant. Through it all I have learned to take day at a time. I’m not promised tomorrow. Another phone call with my mom. A story told by my dad. A weekend at our happy place with my hubs. Car rides with my girl. A giggling session with my boys. A long chat with my bff. A walk with my sis. My little bubba giving me a hard time. The list goes on. I am suppose to be enjoying this life That He has so perfectly planned out for me. You know why? Because I focus too much on the worldly things and not the present things. Gut punch right there.
I have spent the past three years focused on me, getting healthy, fit and strong that I have forgotten that all the “things” in between are what’s most important. Focusing so hard on reaching my goals also means focusing on what’s the most important. My relationship with Jesus, family, friends, the ones that hold such an important place in my heart.
Going through all the things. My baby girl, my boys senior year, emotions a plenty, and all the things in this season. Well it’s been darn tough. But it’s been a season of growth, strength and His amazing grace. Going through all the things. Just is my story being written. Pretty darn crazy. Pretty darn worth it. Pretty darn blessed.
What’s going on with Calista? My girl. This strong, fierce, gorgeous soul has been going through the past 2 years. She started having episodes. She would pass out and wake up and be disoriented. Saw cardiologist. Lots of tests. Nothing. More episodes. Back to dr. Nothing. Finally after passing out multiple time, falling hitting her head, and lots and lots of research we decided to see a dysautonomia specialist. Finally answers. Cali was put on meds and started feeling better. Until a month ago the episodes started happening again. This time symptoms got worse. She started having seizures with her passing out spells. So again back to dr. Cardiologist. Nothing. Dysautonomia specialist. Nothing. Then neurologist. Still no answers. We did realize in the midst of all this that dr doubled one of her meds and side effects listed seizures. But drs still wanted to run more tests while taking her dose back to original prescribed. NO MORE EPISODES OR SEIZURES! Praise the Lord! 🙌🏼 We will continue with neurologist to confirm even though it will require to go through more testing. We have to follow through to rule out. Since we. have dug this deep we need to make sure.
Problem with her disorder is that her cardiologist does not believe she has this. Some just don’t agree. We do. The symptoms are there. She just has them different than most. There are so many types it’s hard to pin point. I will stop at nothing to get all the answers. I’m that mom. I will be her advocate and fight for my daughter’s heath. When your children hurt. You hurt. It has been one of the most heart breaking things to watch. But through all this she is a fighter. Strong.
My boys. Just this season change of graduating in the spring. Helping them decide what they want to do. All the senior year things. And just enjoying them. You don’t realize how quickly life is passing you by when your kiddos all become adults. Where they not just littles just yesterday? Other news. Chaz and Parker both started CrossFit and I truly believe it’s one of the best things for them. Learning discipline, consistency, what hard work is and being apart of a community that encourages you, pushes you and makes you better. Added bonus we all started going as a family. Quality fam time and gym fam time. It’s been good for us all. To just be a fly on the wall and the interaction together…I promise you I burn more calories just laughing at us. Our boys are definitely either “Beavis and Butt-Head” or Dumb and Dumber”! Bahahaha! A huge thank you to our coaches Matt and Whitney Pals. I really do not know how you put up with us. This family loves you two.
What’s going on with you? How can I pray for you? I’m here for you. To encourage you. To show you that you are not alone. This. A dream of mine. I adore writing. It just helps me to share. What I am going through. Don’t worry about tomorrow…the best it yet to come. For me. And for you.
Xoxo,
Jaime
