Who am I? Who are you?

I had no idea how many Bobbi Miller's there were. I knew I probably wasn't the only one but please don't confuse me with the author, although I have written and published a book titled "Sin Nature Lost" under the pen name BJ Miller. Please don't confuse me with the stay-at-home filmmaker or any of the other Bobbi Miller's out there. I was a bit shocked when I googled my name and all these people popped up, who weren't me.

Which brings me to my question of the day...Who am I? For that matter, who are you? If you are anything like me, you probably wonder the same thing. Well, I am a woman, almost 40 years old, and still haven't quite figured out what I want to be when I grow up. I can hardly believe it! Time just keeps marching on and pretty soon you look in the mirror and realize that it's trampled all over you! So who am I, really? When I think about this, as I have at least once a week for the past 30 or so years, I am a bit confused but I think I am heading in teh right direction. Follow me and lets see where we end up...

Like everyone out there, I wear so many hats I need a hat rack in every corner of my house! I am a wife and mother of 3 (any of you mom's out there know how many hats that means!). I love my family and my friends. I love God (that one probably should have been first but I was sort of on a roll!). I love our military and everything they do to protect my freedom to blog and everything else their sacrifices stand for. I believe that for me, God and education are the keys to a happy life (in that order). A relationship with Jesus Christ is critical, at least for me and my family. It doesn't matter too much what you are learning about, just as long as you don't ever stop learning. If I am not going to school and constantly feeding my brain, it turns into marshmallow! Ask my kids, they can vouch for that! I know I am an eternal student. My husband calls me a "professional" because although I have 3 degrees and a certification, I am back in school for something else. I love anything creative. Art, music, dance, crafts, food, writing, reading, anything that gets my juices flowing.

I believe our pasts shape who we are and that all of our future decisions are based on our past choices and experiences, the good, the bad and yes, even the ugly. I don't believe we are just what we do. I believe we are what we feel, what we eat, how we treat others and what we believe. I don't believe in making excuses for your behavior based on your childhood or how you have been treated by others. It all boils down to this: Everyone has baggage. Everyone has scars. Everyone has done things they are not proud of. The trick is, to own up to your mistakes, make the best choices you can at that moment and learn to forgive. I live by these statements and I can honestly tell you that if I had let me baggage weigh me down, I wouldn't be blogging right now, I would probably be dead.

So, thank you for allowing me to introduce myself. Now that I have sort of figured out who I am, I challenge you to figure out who you are. What do you believe in? How do you feel about the life that goes on around you? Have you dealt with the issues from your past that hinder your present and future? I hope so.