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Hey everyone. I was nominated by @CryptoAdam4 to participate in the #thecoilchallenge which was started by Riley Q. Thank you Adam and I’d be happy to participate! Here are the rules and the list of my 4 questions that Adam chose to ask me!

The 1st question truly is a great question and a very funny story!

Michael and I were in NYC for a couple of days. We had spent the day out walking the city and I was beat! I was truly so tired!

We got to the room and I grabbed the 1st thing I could find and threw it on as pajamas...I was totally mismatch and didn’t care ( at the time ) 😁

Although this isn’t me in this photo... this is about what I looked like! Unfortunate for me I have a very bad habit and that’s, smoking!

I decided to go downstairs to have a cigarette. I’m sitting on the hotel porch just minding my own business when this man walks up to me! I look in the road and there’s about 4 more guys. I didn’t think much of it. I just looked down and minded my own business!

Next thing I know the man starts talking to me. I’m nice to people and I certainly don’t want to be rude so I say hi back to him and then go back to minding my business.

Well, this guy was on a mission to get me to speak to him and he wasn’t going to stop. So he says to me, “What’s up with you tonight”!? I tell him, “Oh I spent the day in the city and now I’m ready for bed. Just having my last cigarette and I’m going to bed”! He proceeded to tell me how boring that sounded! I said, “that’s alright because I’m old”! Now off to the left of me there were 2 young ladies. They were jumping up and down and yelling. I thought that there was a medical emergency 🚨 so I told the man I needed to go help them! He told me, “Na, you don’t. Them girls over there...they are FINE”! I was completely freaked out by his reply and thought, “What a jerk. Clearly something is wrong and he doesn’t care”!!

So he asked me if I’d like to join him and go out for the evening?!? I’m like, “Ummm, NOOO I just said I was going to bed you creeper”! Now I was freaked out!

I’m watching him plus watching the girls off to the side that had a problem and still keeping my eyes on the crew out in the road! This was even more exausting! Ugh! So this man said to me next, “Hey...if you’ll go out with me tonight I’ll even take you out and get you an outfit”!! So I’m like this is creepier by the minute! I again told him, “Absolutely..NOT” and besides that I do own clothing WOW”!!! At this point the guys in the Road are laughing out loud and The young ladies were just flipping!

I’m now done with my bad habit and I’m starting to get up and he puts his hand on my shoulder. What he said next was a complete and utter shock to me! He said to me, “So do you know who I am”? I said, “UMMM, NOOO BUT, DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM”? I looked behind me because I heard the door to the hotel open and I see the staff glued to the window and one staff member standing at the open door! I’m thinking, “Phew, they are totally watching out for me”! We decided we didn’t know one another so he went first! He said, “I’m Jay-Zee baby”! Wait! WHAT??? Yes, it was Jay-Zee indeed!

I was floored! I actually called Jay-Zee a creeper! Then the only thing I could think to say was, “YAh, I’ve heard my children mention you”! I BLEW it! Hardcore! So the girls off to the side didn’t have a medical emergency they were actually jumping up and down and screaming, “OH MY GOD IT’S JAY-ZEE, the men in the road weren’t there to help him kidnap me they were actually his bodyguards and the Hotel staff wasn’t looking out for me...they just wanted to see Jay-Zee too!

He had a club next door. He did invite me to go to his club with him as a VIP but, I politely declined. I said I’d miss my husband too much! He thought that was sweet and gave me a big kiss on both cheeks! I apologized for calling him a creeper and Jay-Zee and I parted ways on a good note! So that’s my funniest interaction with a celebrity 🤣!

This questions 2nd answer came to me immediately! All I want in this world is peace ✌🏻 and love ♥️! I always try to spread it, share it and teach it! So without a doubt my theme song would be “We are the World”! I still get tears in my eyes when I hear this song! Peace. Can’t we all just get along?

I hope you’ll have a listen! It always makes me smile and my heart happy ♥️..

This 3rd question I’ve struggled with a little but, I’ve decided on my answer. A fact that amazes me when I think about it is this. I can’t believe that my husband found this cryptocurrency called #XRP and it opened a whole new world for us!

I’m not even talking about the investment itself. I’m talking about the people of the #Xrpcommunity! People that have helped me through such hard times in my life! When I walk into my mothers funeral and there are many flowers 🌺 and plants from members of the XRP community. It just shows how much we all TRULY care about one another! It’s truly mind blowing to me and I’m so grateful 🙏🏻

Question number 4 is also very simple for me! “If I had if I had a kazillilan Bazillian dollars what would my ideal living situation be”!!

So I’m all about helping people! If I had all of that money I’d immediately buy a huge farmhouse! I’d have my very talented husband make individual living spaces within this barn for anyone that doesn’t have money to live! I’d provide a place for them to call home and I’d make sure that they have food 🥘 ! I will actually do this someday and yes, I’ll live with them all ♥️

I want to thank Adam for inviting me into this challenge. I hope I didn’t let you down!

The rules for the #thecoilchallenge have been posted above and I’m passing this challenge onto none other than Miss. Dani!

If you choose to accept this challenge Dani then here are your 4 questions!

1. What’s your greatest accomplishment in life this far?

2. If you could sit down and talk to any celebrity who would it be and why?

3. What do you feel your greatest weakness is?

4. What are your hopes for you future?

Photo credits for “sleepy” is Kinga Cichewicz

Lots of GIF’s

Photo Credit for “barn” goes to Nathan Anderson

So today is a super exciting day! As some of you know, Michael and I are venturing off to NYC for the “NYC-XRP meetup”! Whooo-hooo! We both are so excited to meet people from the community but, let me tell you what I’m 2nd most excited about...NYC...FOOD!

So we will board our train and the thought’s going through my head is “Two-Boots, Two-Boots” now come on Train and HURRY!! I have to get to Grand Central station! You see “Two-boots” is a pizza joint in GCS”!! As the train comes to a stop, I’m on my feet almost running! Gotta get to BOOTS! Oh, how I’ve missed it!! I grab myself a slice and it’s out onto the streets of NYC! Here we GOOOO...

Now that we’ve made it onto the street and my pizza is gone my nose catches a smell! I will say to Michael, “Hey, did you smell that or was that just me”? He looks at me because he sees the Hot-Dog cart right in front of us! You know what time it is don’t you? It’s time for a “dirty water hotdog” 🌭! Now if you’ve never heard that term don’t let it alarm you! It’s just a name we use for the hot-dog carts in NYC! Over I go to get my hot-dog with mustard and Sauerkraut!

Alright, I know my picture doesn’t accurately show what I eat on my hotdog but, good enough! I’m a super happy girl at this point and I’m starting to get full 🥺

I’ve gotten my pizza down and now my hotdog. My love and I walk hand and hand. We take in the sights together and cherish our moments. All is going well UNTIL, yes my nose is once again woken up! I look 👀 at him and he looks at me! No words need to be spoken because well, we just KNOW! It’s on like Donkey Kong! It’s Pretzel time 🥨! Fresh and hot with steam rolling off them! I order one and ask him not to forget the cheese 🧀! I mean you’ve GOT to have cheese with your pretzel! Anything else would be just wrong!

What a wonderful trip so far!! I’ve had pizza 🍕, a hotdog 🌭 and now a pretzel 🥨! Life is so good! Now I’m not even much of a “foodie” but, once I hit NYC all bets are off!

I don’t know about you guys but, I’m so full so now I’m going to have to go nap and make room for MORE food at the XRP meetup 😂! Thank you for joining me on my “NYC food journey”

Burger photo credit goes to Ashley Green off Upsplash!

Hotdog photo credit goes to Peter Secan also off Upsplash!

Pizza photo credit goes to Thomas Tucker also off Upsplash!

Pretzel photo credit goes to Wesual Click also off Upsplash!

You can follow me on Twitter @PattyB09952203

If you’re part of my family or even someone close to me then I take your birthday very seriously! One thing I take very seriously is showing someone how much they are appreciated, loved, respected and honored. What better day to do it than their... BIRTHDAY 🎁 ?

I have been surrounded by people that don’t have people to celebrate them and as soon as I find this out, it becomes my mission! A small gesture of a dinner and cake 🎂 makes such an impact on someone!

I think we all know that person that says, “I don’t care that nobody acknowledges my birthday or celebrates me”! I’m telling you that if you so happen to have “that person” in your life...don’t take those words seriously! Of course they care! Everyone wants to be celebrated to some degree. Those words are words that they use to protect themselves. They say this so when nobody does acknowledge them it doesn’t hurt as much.

So if someone says that to you just know that they are probably protecting themselves from pain that they’ve already experienced!

These people are the very people that I make sure get celebrated year after year! I invite them to my home and I cook a meal! I present them with a cake and some small gifts, these people are eternally grateful and act like I did something huge when in my eye’s it’s nothing huge at all! Everyone wants to feel loved, wanted, needed, and important. They just don’t want to say it! I mean who would? It does sound quite arrogant!

My advice to everyone is if you know “that person” then make it your personal mission to celebrate them! You’d be so surprised at how your small gesture will leave such a huge impact!

Today my family and I will be celebrating my husband, Michael. It is his Birthday! Michael is one amazing man who does so much for our family! Day after day he pushes himself out the door for the daily grind. He’s a self-employed contractor and his work isn’t easy. Sadly, he isn’t getting any younger but, you’ll never hear him complain. I’m proud of the man that my husband is and I’m even prouder of the father that he is! We are a blessed family and that is because we have a wonderful man leading it! So Happy Birthday 🎉 Michael! Tonight is your night and I can’t wait to celebrate...YOU ♥️

I wasn’t going to write today but, I’m so gitty with excitement that I couldn’t even contain myself any longer, my head nearly exploded! So let’s get right into this because it’s a SUPER fun story! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

So about 6weeks ago I decided to share something with the XRP community that I’d never shared before! I was like a little nervous and I absolutely knew that I’d get some funky feedback but, that’s like totally “Whatever”! I decided I’d do it nonetheless! I shared with them something that was on my bucketlist! Yes, that’s right. Something that I wanted to do before I died! Sounds Morbid? Oh HECK NO...YOLO ( You only live once ) and this was a fun little personal challenge I do suppose! So I dropped the bomb 💣 and told them what my wish was and at the same time I put out a Twitter poll!

Now I’m a pretty determined person but, I can shy away quickly if I’m intimidated correcly! I didn’t care though with this because I wanted it bad and I was determined!

So I told the community that something on my “Bucketlist” was getting Brad Garlinghouse to say “Hi” to me on Twitter!

Now even I know that the chances of that happening is slim to let’s say... NONE!

I told you that I put up a twitter poll and I said what my wish was and the options were...

A- Absolutely NEVER

B- Maybe. Never give up or

C- I think it will happen!

The winner of that pole was “B”, Maybe but, never give up! Encouraging right? I got slammed in that poll! I had people attacking me and calling me a stalker and someone even said I was “bullying” him LOL! I’m like, “WAIT!!! I’m not outside his house 🏠 with a pair of binoculars, it’s literally a “Hi” on a social media network. Geesh. Anywhoo....

I saw this picture of the “Brad” on twitter yesterday and I was feeling in a sort of strange mood. Funny-ish with a touch of angry because of the Tipbot ordeal. So I hop over to the Picture to leave a comment!

“The picture” and “My comment”

Now we all can tell, or at least most can tell that I’m totally playing in this particular comment!! I posted it and forgot about it! I had the 4 year old grandson and the 9 month old granddaughter! So I was BUSY!

Finally once everyone was laying in their appropriate spots it was time for me to lay down! Thank GOD because I was beat!

I grabbed my phone to catch up on Twitter and when I opened it...the UNTHINKABLE happened!! It said, “Brad Garlinghouse liked your comment”! WAIT!! WHAT??

WAITTTT...WHAT?? I quickly jump over to that comment and I see his photo! The thing is though is that many people use his photo and some even try to copy his name, Changing just a letter or 2!

At this point my hearts racing at an incredible speed, my hands are so sweaty that I could hardly hold my phone and Michael is....SLEEPING! YES, 💤 SLEEPING..WHO CAN SLEEP AT A TIME LIKE THIS?

There it is! It’s Brad but, I wasn’t going to be fooled!! I went in and out of that profile about 10 times because no way was I announcing that “Brad Garlinghouse liked my comment” if it wasn’t truly, “Brad”!

At last I knew it was him! I truly was so excited. People told me that this would “NEVER” happen and that Brad doesn’t even know that people like ME exist! No, It didn’t quite happen the way I had worded it on my bucket list BUT, Brad clicked “LIKE” on MY comment and to me that’s just as wonderful as a “Hi”!

So to all of you naysayers that said Brad Garlinghouse didn’t even know people like me ☝🏻existed, WRONG! I’m about as proud as a peacock and I’m so glad that I never did give up hope because last night I wore the biggest darn smile and boy it felt good! Thank you Brad for acknowledging lil’ ol me! Some think this is silly because he’s, “Just a man” but, that’s alright too! He’s a man that I look up to, admire and now have been aknowledged by on Twitter! So BOOM 💥 to that! NEVER EVER GIVE UP HOPE! You truly never know 🥰

I checked that one off the Bucketlist 😀

Photos are screenshots from Twitter and Photo’s from Google.

You can follow me on Twitter @PattyB09952203

Hey everyone! I hope you’re all having a great week! I can honestly say that this has been the best week I’ve had since I’ve lost my mom! I’m extremely grateful for that!

Losing my parents has been very hard on me. Trying to find my new “self” has been the biggest challenge of my life!

I’ve found myself being bitter and holding resentments since my mom passed and it was just beating me down, mentally. I finally realized that being tired all the time, anxiety 24/7 and sleeplessness was all because of...ME! Nobody else! I chose to hold on to toxic things. NO GOOD! So little by little I started chipping away at what was bothering me. I wouldn’t allow myself to move on to the next “issue” until I completely cleared up the “issue” I was working on. Once I became at peace with that then I’d move to the next!

You see in my sober life ( 16 years ) I’ve tried to put things into 2 categories so I could keep lif simple and that’s Lessons or blessings! Once my mom passed away my mind went so haywire that that crap was just piling up in my brain. I wasn’t processing anything because I was so bogged down with grieving therefore I had no control over my own feelings and I was an explosive maniac! Michael can probably vouch for that! That was very uncomfortable for me! I knew it was time to take..ACTION!

I took all of the “stuff” in my brain and I put it down on paper. After that I decided if that would be a lesson or a blessing for me! I was dealing with some pretty heavy stuff and It was definitely hard! An example, “One of my mother’s brothers and her sister didn’t come to her funeral. They denied her on her deathbed”! Now where on earth would that go? I’ll tell you!! For me it’s a lesson! It’s a lesson because I KNOW that I never ever want to have that kind of heart ♥️..ever! So by the end of last week I had done a pretty good job at taking control over my own brain once again and things started naturally coming together for me. Back to basics I guess!

I’ve worked hard to make these negatives in my life, positives. It’s not always easy to do that but, it’s always worth it! With an attitude of gratitude in any situation it’s just easier. Mind, soul and heart.

I have found it in my heart to forgive the people that I feel disrespected my mother and my family. I can forgive them because I don’t have to live with their poor decisions, they do and I know that’s not easy! So I emptied my heart of the “hate and resentment” that I was holding. I even found it in my heart to say “Happy Anniversary” to my mother’s sister who, denied her on her deathbed just yesterday! Progress for me and my heart is so much lighter!

I’ve always had a certain pride about the women that I became 16 years ago when I put the drink down. Nobody and nothing is worth compromising that for. I love being able to, “Love with my whole heart, help people in need no matter how difficult the situation and to just try to be a all around good person”! No, I’m not perfect by any means but, I can promise that I’d never go out of my way to hurt you! I promise that when I say, “I love you” I mean it and I’d do anything for you and I promise that being loyal to people is of the upmost importance to me!

Admitting my mistakes since my moms death has been part of this healing process. Yes, I’ve changed but, it doesn’t have to be for the worst and that’s where it was going. I thought I had to put the tough shell on and become the witch so to speak but, honestly that’s not me! I don’t want it to become me and I’ll be “checking myself” a lot more now!

I want to continue to be the woman that people know they can count on. I want to be the woman that people know will love them unconditionally and without judgments and I want to be the wife and mother that I was prior to my mother’s death! Most importantly I want to continue to make my mother proud, even in her death!

I guess to sum it up I’m very grateful that I can admit my flaws and I’m not afraid to work for positive change. Yes, that is admitting that I was foolish and made mistakes but, with that I’m finding growth. I know I’ve got a lot more work to do but, at least I’m heading in the right direction now.

Please know that Coil has helped me so much during this trying time. I love having a place where I can come and write down how I feel. It help so much!! Am I a perfect writer? Ummm, absolutely not but, I’m working on it. So if you’ve stuck by me on my blogs I can tell you I’m extremely grateful! I hope that I’ll continue to grow and learn and put out better blogs...down the road! It’s all a process to me!

The last thing I want to mention is the XRP community! My “chosen” family! Each and everyone of you bring something different to my life and if there wasn’t a such thing as XRP then I never would have crossed paths with you all! So I will ALWAYS be so grateful for XRP..no matter what the price is at 🤣♥️!

Thank you all for the love and support! Even in my most trying times! I love you guys. Sincerely ♥️

Well, it’s hard to admit when we didn’t do so great and we weren’t accepted into something that we tried so hard on but, I’m here to tell you why I’m so grateful!

So I started blogging with Coil about a month ago! I waited a week and then applied for the boost program and I was DENIED! I hadn’t ever really blogged before and really I was just throwing all of my bad feelings down in a blog! Then something magical happened! The people that love and care about me started giving me constructive criticism on my blogs! I also got a DM from a company that just gives blogging advice. I took it! I applied everything that everyone told me and I myself could see my blogs getting better!

Patricia told everyone to look to see if they got a boost so I told Michael to look also! He was beaming with pride as he got his! I was so happy for him I hadn’t heard a word. No XRP and no email for me though. I could see Michael getting more and more uncomfortable as the minutes passed. He kept saying, “It’s coming. You’re going to get it” but, deep down I knew I wasn’t and that’s alright!

FINALLY I received the email! I was so excited and this is what it looked like!

YES..I was denied! This is the thing though! The “Old Patty” never had self-worth. So I would have taken what Coil said and considered myself a big time loser and I’d never try again out of fear of rejection!

I’m not that girl anymore! You can apply for the boost program once a month!

I had the application done and my next blog ready to rock! I’m not going to let that rejection define me! I’m going to work harder, take more suggestions and keep working hard! This is a learning opportunity!

I can already tell you that if coil denies me again in January I will still keep trying!

I want to take the time to thank Coil for their honesty! I am not blogging as well as I need to be, therefore I have to work for it!

I’m proud of my progress in life since my mom passed! All this pain has also given me a new strength! Coil telling me I don’t meet the requirements doesn’t mean I’m not good enough..it just means I have to “TRY HARDER”. ♥️

Photos are from the internet!

I wasn’t going to write this weekend but, I felt compelled to because I’ve been in conversations with Michael over a subject that’s driving me crazy and sadly that’s, “Family”!

I want to start by saying that I wish I was 100% Italian! They know the TRUE meaning of family! I have some wonderful friends that are Italian and to watch that huge family interact is absolutely beautiful! The hugs, the kisses, the having each other’s backs and just being together. It’s beautiful in my eyes and I’ve always been a tad jealous of them but, I couldn’t be happier for them!

I used to have a wonderful family! Not a huge family but, a tight family. My 1st cousins and I grew up like siblings! We went through good times and bad together and I’ll always be grateful for that.

My mother was 1 of 5 children. 1 sister and 4 brothers! 1 brother was estranged right off the bat! GONE! Stolen by his father at a young age and we never saw him again.

My family spent all major Holidays together besides Christmas Day. We all did our own thing but, you can bet that my mother hosted the most beautiful Christmas eves, ever! My Aunt would host our Thanksgiving and my Grandparents would host Easter! I always looked forward to these holidays! Time to catch up with the family and see how and what eveyone was up to! New jobs, new boyfriends or girlfriends, expecting babies and all of that fun stuff!

1 day after my son was born in July of 1990 one of my Uncles took his own life. He had tried several times and failed but, not this time. My favorite uncle. Uncle Jeff! This was devastating to the family but, I felt it brought us even closer. We needed each other to get through this and slowly but surely, we healed together.

Family is so very important to me! That’s how I was raised. So losing 1 family member was hard! I had no idea that that was just the beginning of losing family!

On Oct. 15, 2013 my “Nanny” the Queen of the family and ultimately the “glue” was taken from us. Of course it was devastating but, we were a family and family can get through anything as long as they stick together. Right? We did it with Uncle Jeff but, boy I was WRONG!

My grandparents left a Will leaving the children, money. I had no CLUE at this point that money could DESTROY a family! I’m here to tell you that it can and it did! Mine!

Because of the MONEY that was left by my grandparents after they left this earth 2 of my mother’s siblings denied her on her deathbed. I so wish I could say that this is a lie but, it’s not! All over MONEY!

I said to Michael this morning, “Michael, I have 1st cousins that have never met my grandchildren and that’s so sad”! He went on to tell me how common this is nowadays. I just can’t accept this as the “norm” nowadays.

I’ve been working hard with my own children to readjust our bonds. Of course they change as they age. I have 1 uncle that I speak to and that is all! Sad. Very sad

Now I want to tell you what I’m so grateful for..chosen family!

I have had some amazing people come into my life and I’m telling you that they show that they care more than family members that carry the same DNA 🧬! I know I cherish my chosen family because they are a privilege and they don’t have to keep me in their lives. It’s sad guys. Family was so solid some years ago and the almighty dollar ruined it! Don’t get me wrong...except for the 2 family members that denied my mother on her deathbed I’d do anything for my family. The problem though is they’ve all gone their separate ways. Maybe my expectations of family is to high but, it’s who I am! Family was and is everything to me! It’s how I was raised!

If you’re blessed enough to have a family that’s active and together then treasure it. Family isn’t even a given.

In closing I’ll say that I truly love my XRP community family and my Coil family!

You’ve helped me through things my own family has no clue about. So that’s what my blessing is for today all of...YOU! So thank you ☺️

I was riding around with my step-father who’s been a volunteer firefighter for 54 year’s! Amazing right? I’ve always been proud of him for volunteering to run into a fire as others run out but, it wasn’t until I went to a fire scene with him until I TRULY appreciated what the firemen does!

We pulled up and got out of his truck. A family stands together and they all were crying..for it was their home that was engulfed in flames 🔥 and the pets were still inside!

I grabbed my iPhone because I wanted to capture in photo of what I was seeing with my eye’s! It was truly..profound!

As you can see..these men didn’t even think twice and there they are in the middle of all of that smoke! As I stood on the sidewalk, away from the fire I was losing my breath! It was so overwhelming!

Not to these hero’s! 2 men would come out and 2 more would go in!

Unfortunately on this day a volunteer firefighter would be injured on the very ladder you see there! There was breakdown in communication and the firefighter hadn’t been in position for the ladder to be raised. On that day he lost 3 toes on one foot! His only worry was, “When can I start fighting fires again”?

Just... WOW!

This is when it all went wrong for that firefighter and there’s his “brother” tending to him. All the while not one of us watching even had a clue!

This blog is dedicated to ALL of the people that volunteer to run into a burning home/building as we run out!

If you personally know a firefighter then maybe today you can reach out and tell them, “Thank you”! I know I’m going to.

Everyday heros that don’t even see themselves that way! Thank you to all of the men and women who put their lives on the line for us! I don’t take what you do for granted and I appreciate YOU!

This table was made for the Fort Edward Fire Department by a kid in High-school because he truly knows what kind of everyday hero’s a firefighter is ♥️

Thank a Firefighter today! They’ll appreciate it more than you know 😘

Photos are my own. I took them myself and the volunteer firefighter that got hurt asked for the rights to them. Of course I said, “Yes”! He had them all professionally printed and framed. He’s now got them throughout his own home. God bless him ♥️

Today I decided to take a huge risk and pour my heart out on a video to the XRP community and to coil. Why you ask? I don’t know what else to do and I need help!

I’ve suffered so much loss since October 23rd and it just keeps coming. I am not a sympathy seeker...I am a seeker of solutions. I KNOW I’m not the only one that’s ever dealt with this!

I’ve attached my video and I’d really love some advice. ADVICE..I’m not looking to be rediculed or put down

If you have a moment and you think you can give me just a little something to help me I’d be so grateful! As I always say, “My life is a open book”. I guess this is proof. Thank you in advance for any advice and who knows...maybe someone else is struggling with the same thing and is afraid to ask. Not me! I need help and I’m not afraid to ask. I love you all so much ♥️

Well, today I am attending a birth as a coach. This is something that I’m blessed enough to do about 4 times a year! People say they “love my calm”. Lately I haven’t felt calm at all so I guess it’s a blessing that I don’t look as bad on the outside as I feel on the inside. Phewww...

Every birth that I attend is different of course but, the end result is always the same..a beautiful new baby in our world!

In this day and age I think we worry more as we bring children into the world. So much chaos and craziness and we want to protect our children from this! It’s not like we can completely protect them though because this is this world too!

As we help the momma through the true “Labor of love” so many things go through our mind! What will he look like? Who will he take after? WHOAAA..slow down right? He’s not even here yet!

Mom takes a deep breath and breaths through the hardest pain she’ll ever feel but, she doesn’t care because the end results is truly amazing! We root her on and tell her how wonderful she’s doing and silently pray all goes well during the delivery! ( THANK GOD FOR THIS AND YOU’LL READ WHY )!

Imagine...we ALL started this way! Our moms go into labor and her family anxiously awaits the arrival! Some sit at the hospital and some sit home and wait for a call. All nervous and excited at the same time.

What strikes me is the fact that some babies aren’t so blessed. A mother gives birth alone and then nobody supports her! How does this happen? I don’t know but, I’ll always support a pregnant woman and her baby..even if I don’t know her! Babies are our future! Period!

Back on topic...the time has come to Claire to start pushing baby Kingston out! We quickly know that there’s trouble. At this point we just don’t know how much! The look on the Doctors face and the desperation in her eyes says it all!

The warmer is ready and we just have to get the baby from inside to this warmer and we are home free but, in a split second everything changes! The babies heartbeat is dropping! She’s not pushing fast enough or hard enough! The room goes into panic mode but, not me. I’m still just encouraging long and steady pushes! Mommy knows something’s wrong but, just not what at this point! The doctor puts oxygen on Claire and says “it’s time. We have no more time. This is critical, we don’t have a heartbeat! BOOM!

If you know anything about childbirth it’s that we push with our contractions but, she can’t do that because her baby doesn’t have a heartbeat! My knee’s are shaking but, I’m not going to let mommy and daddy see that! No, we are having a BABY!

She worked so hard to get to this point and we are doing this! Mommy sits up and pushed like she’s never pushed before! Her babies life depends on this and she’s all mother! The Doctor tried to attach the vacuum to help pull him but, to much hair. The vaccume slips off! OMG PUSH CLAIRE!

She did and thank GOD she got it done! Baby comes out completely purple, limp and unresponsive!

HOW SCARY? The doctor grabs the baby and takes the cord from around the neck and low and behold the baby has color and then the most beautiful sound comes to our ears...screaming! My point in sharing this is because things aren’t always peaches and cream during a delivery but, with a good team and maybe some very special angels 👼 Today was a beautiful day after all!

Happy Birthday Kingston and great job team! Because of some very skilled Doctors and some very calm coaches today was a beautiful day. The 1st day of the rest of Kingston’s life! Tonight I’ll thank GOD for that! Bringing a baby into this world isn’t always easy but, it’s certainly always worth it! God bless Kingston’s team and especially his mommy! May he live a long and beautiful life.

I’m so honored to be part of such a beautiful event but, I’d lie if I said I wasn’t scared! Men, if your wife gave you children, Thank them. It’s one of the most amazing yet the scariest things us women go through. God bless all the babies!

This blog might not be without flaw but, I’m beat. We’ve been at this since 5 last night. If you’re s good coach then you’re there every step of the way. I like to think I’m a good one! I’m beat! Sorry if it’s not perfect ♥️