HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL

To all my Family & Friends,
WOW! It's feels like forever since I've been here. First I would like to say that I trust that everyone had a Very Blessed Christmas and your New Year will be Merry and Bright!!! A lot has happened since I last posted, it has been busy busy busy around here and along with all the business there have been a lot of good things happening and some sad but I will just mention a few. One good thing that took place was the kids Church Christmas play, it was a big highlight for the Holiday Season at our Church and it came together beautifully as the children were such troopers having to do the play not but 1 time but for both of our Sunday morning services. The kids were quit eager for their school's Christmas parties as well as they were for their holiday break. One thing that I had a hard time doing is sending them to their father's in Ohio for part of their break. I have never awakened on a Christmas morning since I have been a mother and found my home empty without the excitement and laughter of my 3 gifts that God has entrusted me with. It was something that I don't look forward to ever again. God gave me strength that I didn't know I had and I was able to pull through plus I thank God for other blessings in my life that helped me get through Christmas Eve as well... you know who you are! I get them back this Friday for New Years Eve and I am thrilled! I miss them so much!
I also wanted to mention that I am dating a wonderful man named Brian. He has been a great deal of support and encouragement to me and I look forward to our time spent together and I can't wait for you all to meet him! He has a adorable little boy who is 4 years old whom I can't wait for you to meet as well! I will update you more at a later time! Well I sure would love to hear back from my family and friends and see what you've been up to and how your holidays were. Take care and I pray that you stay safe and blessed throughout the holidays! Many Blessings & Love to all ~Leslie

*2 MONTHS AGO TODAY*

It has been almost a month since my last blog and a lot has happened around here. It would take up too much space on here and I don't have the time or the memory to recall everything that has happened either... boy aren't I the brilliant one! LOL

2 months ago today I said good-bye to my father, Wilson Holloway. I have been missing him so much here lately and I am at a loss for words to explain the sadness that I feel knowing that I can't pick up the phone to call him, expecting him to answer, hear his voice and just simply ask him for advice on some mechanical issues that I am having with my car. I know that he isn't in pain anymore and that cancer no longer consumes his physical body since Jesus took him home to Heaven... and for that I wouldn't even want to bring him back, but I am his daughter, I am human and I miss him terribly. I think that sometimes we try to protect our hearts from pain... it still didn't seem real to me that dad is gone and I think that a part of me hadn't really come to terms with it or allowed myself to grieve, but with Thanksgiving just passed us and without being able to call dad or see him and another holiday which is my favorite-Christmas rapidly approaching I am just really struggling with grasping that he is no longer here. I do have friends here but I don't want to burden them as they are busy with their jobs, families and just life... so when I need a hug or just a friend to listen to me, I can cry out to Jesus... and He will hold me till the pain subsides. When my heart has is aching so bad with pain and I feel like I can't go on, the best I can do is ask Jesus to take the wheel!
P.S. Check out the new pictures on my site.