Here I am - at it again. It's been years. YEARS, I say! So much has changed that I am not even sure that anyone uses Blogger anymore. I guess I could do research but that would be too easy. For now, I'll just say I'm back and lordy lordy do I have things to talk about. I have changed the title of my blog to reflect my last few years. I can't think of anything more apt than little girl FOUND. I was lost but now...you get the point.
I changed the title but not the URL. In a previous life, "EBKS" referred to Everything But the Kitchen Sink and it still does but with a twist. In my new world, I don't want to just talk about random things with the occasional insightful post. I want to change at least one life...mend at least one heart. So my goal is to share my stories with you - my lessons learned - my foibles - my adventures in bad decision making. All that in the hopes that I can offer an example of what it's like to go through the wringer and come out on the other side.
One of the most important things I've learned is that we can't walk this walk alone. It truly takes a village, a community, and we must lift each other up and share our darkest of stories if we ever have a snowball's chance of coming out the other side. So, I've learned two things, I need to be surrounded by love and people who support me AND I absolutely have to share my authentic and true story. There is power in putting a voice to our shame and mistakes - it helps us not feel so small and perhaps, if we're all very lucky, not make the same mistakes again.
I'm not here to erase my past, which is why I will leave my old posts in place. I am here to grow with and beside you my friends. Can you help me?
