First Leap!

It's taken me the last 9 months to even recognize that exactly where I am, right now at this moment, is exactly where I am supposed to be.  When life has a way of losing control, you feel like who you are and what you are meant to be is an impossible feeling, thought, wonder, hope..dream...

I wanted to introduce myself.  My name is elena and I'm new to the world of blogging!  I would have to say that all things "blog" were basically unknown to me until recently.  My life changed drastically May 4, 2011 and since then, I have been on a journey, a journey I never dreamed I would be on.  And that journey (which will be explained in due time) brought me here, to Soaring with Faith.  Let me be honest and tell you I don't even know where to begin!  

So here goes...just to get started..

May 4, 2011 I was at work. It was in the afternoon and I get a text message from my dear Aunt January telling me to call her a.s.a.p.  It was unusual for her to text me during the day let alone with  that urgent of a message.  So I call.  And life as I knew it, instantly changed.  Me,"Hey whats up?"  January, "Lena, your Mom has Leukemia and she needs to go to the hospital right now."  Even after all this time, typing it, thinking it, saying it out loud takes my breath away.  Pause. And I drop to the floor.  Screaming, crying, losing control.  

Cancer.  Leukemia.  It has become my world.  It has become daily life.  My mom's diagnosis changed our lives forever and honestly there is no going back.  Where I am now, where we are all now is a place of healing.  I have the whisper in me to tell my story to the world in the hopes of reaching out to anyone who needs a shoulder to cry on, to anyone who feels alone and hopeless.. whether you are fighting the fight as a patient, caregiver, loved one, etc.  My family and I continue to fight each and every day, and it can be lonely at times; but I'm here to tell you that if you are living in the world of Cancer you are not alone! 

So there it is.  I can't say if the weight of starting my story has made it easier or harder to breathe, but I'm willing to take the leap and see where it takes me!  I am soaring through this new journey with the hopes of finding and fulfilling new dreams.  I want to discover what I was truly put on this earth to do.  I want to be healthy, artistic, and helpful, and advocate, and search for new possibilities!  My mom was given a second chance at life and I'm joining her in finding my own light.  Thank you for taking the time to read my snippet! In real life I am quiet and shy and  like to live in the background...so putting it all out there is a big step!  So thank you for listening and giving me a chance!  

Until next time, with love, elena