God sure does have a sense of humor!

Before I moved to Austin from Dallas, I began dating a man that I, would eventually, fall in love with... who lives in Dallas. Naturally.

When I moved to Austin, I knew that it was what I needed at that moment. I needed to heal. I needed to get my head back on my shoulders. I needed to get back to my roots. I needed to find who I am as a person and accept it. I needed to build self-confidence and love myself so that maybe one day, I could love another. My whole being had been torn to shreds. I was lost. I thought I was ugly. I did not feel good enough for anyone. Only a tiny glimmer of hope shone through the disastrous debris that surrounded my mind. God and Family were the driving forces in my reconstruction. Having my life set in Austin was a key component in God's plan. He also sent me an angel. Someone who could truly open up my eyes to a life that I had forgotten.

When I was initially single, the angel appeared. He asked me how long I had been Catholic, to that which I had replied, "My whole life." However at that point, I had really just come back into practicing my faith. From there, a friendship began to blossom. Each time the devil would try and sneak his way past my guards, the angel appeared again. Weeks passed and the angel appeared more and more. I started to notice that the devil began to slip away. Happiness and self-confidence began to flood the naive heart I held. Unfortunately, on one fateful night and a slight turn of the head, the devil found his way back in. All of the reconstruction began to unravel quickly. The angel would still appear every now and then over the next few weeks, trying to pull my naive heart away from the devil. Eventually, all hell broke loose. My naive heart was again, torn to pieces. This time it was worse than before. The last week the devil was present, I made a vow to never let this him into my life again. Ever. At that moment, the angel appeared. The next couple weeks, the angel and I spent many hours together. Happiness, joy, friendship, trust, and love were found. Reconstruction commenced. With a lot of patience and time, my naive heart became stronger than ever and was no longer known to be naive. My free spirit, independence and strong connection to my faith and God were key components of my total mind, body and soul reconstruction. The angel was patient, for he knew I needed time. Finally, I was ready to accept another into my life and the angel was at the top of my list. Since then, the angel and I have expanded our friendship and we continue to learn about one another and build a relationship based on communication, listening, loyalty, respect, trust, faith and love. The angel has an incredible soul and is the best thing that could have ever happened to me.

I thank God, my family and my angel for being patient, praying, and having faith in my ability to restart my life. I still have many things that I continue to work on and every day I put my faith and life into God's hands so that He may help guide me on my journey.