For My Children...

In my time I have been in Second Life I have searched for someone to be my best friend.  I have found a couple good friends but over time we have lost touch. I will continue to search and hope that person will come along.  I have my kids and they will always be my best friends whether we are in SL or not.  My daughter Jennah always gets upset with me though when I mention I want to find a best friend.  She feels she and I should be best friends and that should be all I need.  What I have failed to communicate to her is she and Joey are beyond being a best friend.  They are my children and also my friends and are closer to me than even a best friend could be.  They know me better than anyone ever could and they are in my heart forever.  We are beyond friendship, we are family and family is there for you, through all the good times and especially through the bad.  We love each other no matter what happens and never give up on each other.  To me that is better than only friendship, that is forever.  What inspired me today was this quote I found on PinInterest…

This made me reach down into the depths of my heart and hopefully convey to my children that they are not just a friend or even a best friend.  They are forever friends and forever my children and are in my heart until the day it no longer beats and the love I have for them will live on in heaven.  This is what SL is for me, meeting people that you get to know and love just as if you had met them in the local coffee shop.  It’s getting to know people I might not otherwise meet because of time or space or distance.  Have a wonderful time in Second Life all and never miss an opportunity to find happiness and just smile. :-)

Realization...

Everyday life has a way of opening your eyes.  You make mistakes and you have triumphs. You also have typical ho hum days and days that you feel like you are scraping the bottom of the barrel.  I think most people that know of me, know how big my heart is and how much I love to help others. Today someone else helped me… helped me to see an error of my ways and to learn that things aren’t always so black and white. I have yearned and searched for this soul mate friend for a long time now. While this whole time I have searched for that, it has possibly been right under my nose.  I have separated the love for my children in Second Life in a way like some say they keep real life and Second Life separate.  That was stupidity on my part.  I don’t keep the love I have for them only in SL. I truly love them and think of them as my children even in real life. My fault was not thinking of them as the wonderful friends they truly came to be. The ones I can always count on, the ones that will always love me, & the ones who will always understand.  What I love about my kids so much is that we may not always get along and see things eye to eye but we always love each other and we always can grow together instead of apart. That is what true family and great friends should be.  I love when you have a realization like this; it changes you and to me it makes you a better person.  I love you my children and my great friends… Julie, Jennah, & Joey.  

All we need is love...

I am not sure why I felt the need to blog about this but if it can help someone else or get someone through a situation similar to mine then it is worth it.  Recently our little family had a major disagreement.  It resulted in my losing my son in SL.  I was put right in the middle and attempted to be the peace maker, which is what a real parent should do.  Needless to say I believe my actions and words resulted in my loss.  I will admit open and honestly most likely my words, tone, and questions caused a repairable situation to result in my son leaving the family.  I do know it hurts and that hurt is very real.  It still amazes me how we can come to love people we have never met before, but yet we can truly get to know the real person without never meeting the physical.  I will always love him as my son, that will never change.  If you are faced with a situation in your family similar to mine please remember that as a family you can get through anything.  Family is there for each other no matter what.  You may not always get along, you will have good days, and you will have bad but in the end what matters is you have someone there that really loves you and cares about you.  If we don’t have love then what is life worth, even in SL.  We all have challenges & trials in life it's how we deal with them that matter, it's taking something good from something bad that shows we have faced that obstacle and hopefully resolved it for the better.  :)

Beginnings...

 Since this is my first post on this blog I thought I would give you a little insight about myself, thoughts on why I have created the blog and what I will talk about. 

Who am I?  Well here we go… in real life I am a wife, mother, friend, and tech geek who enjoys an online game called Second Life.  I am southern born and raised woman who cooks (yes, from scratch), cleans, and do things myself rather than hiring them done just like most women do.  I just live and do things in a southern state of mind.  I am not wealthy but far from it.  I like keeping things simple in my life so that life can go easier.  I do have a complicated heart and at times it makes me ramble, but it's only because it is big and full of love and emotion.  I didn’t create this blog to turn into a fashionista in Second Life.  I created it because I see Second Life differently.  I have always seen Second Life as pixel world to hide the real person behind the avatar.  Needless to say… I despise fake!  Just like role playing with my children, it has to be real.  When we do role play it takes me back to when my real life children were small and I can relive that all over again. 

Why I have created this blog is simple… I just want to share. I want to share interesting things I find in our virtual world such as times with my children, great bargains, excellent creators, and maybe even something that is nothing but fun!  I also want to share thoughts, emotions, and inspirations from my heart.  I don’t want to limit myself but also don’t expect every blog to be different or for me to blog every day.  I have to have inspiration.  Writing is a passion of mine, something that soothes my soul, and gives me direction.  I do not claim to be a professional writer and at times my grammar may faultier or even fail miserably but hopefully I will get my point across!  I may even share something or some things from real life from time to time. So don’t be surprised if I do!

I do hope you enjoy my blog and come back often to read new posts or even to read one for a second time.

Toodles until we meet again!  :-)