Guardian Angel

I have just finished reading Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. This is a classic British Literature novel. I have to say, I'm not sure exactly what Pip was expected to do, but it does show us his journey. The novel starts out with him being an orphan and living with his sister and her husband. She is a lovely woman (sarcasm). One afternoon he is at the graveyard visiting his parents graves when he comes across an escaped convict. Pip is told to bring him a file so that he can file off his ankle braces. Pip does so the next morning, and that is when the seed is planted. Later on in the novel Pip goes and plays at Miss Havishim's where he meets Estella. This girl is the one great love in his life, but she can never love him back. Pip grows older and begins apprenticing with his brother-in-law, Joe, as a blacksmith. Joe loves Pip unconditionally and even considers them to be the best of friends. One day Pip is told that he has been "adopted." This means that he is ...

Pain, headache, and life. Those are the things that 2020 brought us. As you all know, in March Troyce lost his job and I had to have eye surgery. We spent 7 weeks waiting on unemployment. Just when we thought we were getting back on track, he lost his job again only this time he found another one immediately. There is nothing like have a toddler, being pregnant, and wondering how you are going to make it. It has been a rough year. When we found out we were going to have Maddox, I was less than thrilled. I was so nervous. We had so many hardships this year that I didn't know how we would be able to afford another baby. I know that God has us, but it's just been so hard. I've been trying to stay positive. We are finally back on our feet and holding our heads above water. I am almost done with grad school, but there has been a set back with that. I had to take the gifted education praxis in order to enroll in my last 2 classes for the spring. I needed a 155 score and I scored ...