And so I found myself writing these simple words in my journal today; “Life is not at all as I imagined, but being able to make peace with life as it is ~ I am so blessed and grateful to live each day as who I am.” There was a time when I believed peace would come when life finally resembled the plans I had carefully carried. Yet the years have taught me something far gentler. Peace does not always arrive through changed circumstances. More often, it is found when we loosen o