Maintaining Remnants of the Past …

If you are someone just visiting … I’ve had this OD for about 16 years.

 

I started this Open Diary when I was 16 years old, after coming out of a 9 year abuse from my former step father, who is still in prison.

I was actually convinced to create my OD by one of my best friends at the time, whom I talk to every blue moon now.  When I created my OD, I wrote in it everyday.

As a teen, I wrote everything that I experienced during that time.  I was a typical teen that was dealing with the affects of abuse, both self-destructive and healing.  Getting out of the abuse was still fresh.  I dealt with cutting, being promiscuous, manic behavior, depression, anger, etc.  I was just a teen on the road to recovery.

I also wrote some silly posts where I wanted to make others laugh, despite how ridiculous the posts were. Lol.  Some of those posts are pretty ridiculous, and almost embarrassing 😅 … you’ve been warned!!  Ha ha ha.   Though I can still be silly, in a mature way … some of the content you may find, I have grown from and isn’t the person I am today.

 

Even though I have changed, I want to keep it in here.  Hopefully you, the reader and commenter, can see how a self destructive girl who was finding herself and looking towards Jesus … can develop into the woman she has become today.  I am a wife, though it has its moments, and a mother of 4 … homeschooling them trying to give them the best!  And, most importantly, I have a love for Jesus.  More than ever before.  I am 32 years old!  Can you believe it?

Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms are great (and I have them!)  But there is something very personal that OD has that I enjoyed … and finding that I still love.

I’ve decide that I want to use OD not only to document my life as a woman in her thirties, but  also a time capsule to the past!

I am so happy Open Diary is still around! 🥰. OD … please stay around! Who knows … if I keep this up, who knows what life would be like when I’m in my sixties … or eighties! 😊

 

Like I said in my last post, all the friends I’ve had on here before have moved on to better and wonderful things … but I am looking forward to the new ones I make here on OD.

 

In honor of the past, I am going to post a “quiz” .  Thanks for the time!  God bless and I hope you’re day goes well.

Much Love Always,

Amber

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Name: Amber

Age: 32

Current Location: Colorado

Weight: Definitely NOT 116 lbs 🤦🏻‍♀️

Height: Still 5’8”

Occupation: SAHM of 4 kids!  (AKA The House Cook, Teacher, and Unpaid Cleaning Lady! 😜😂)

What’s Changed? :  I am -slightly- less hyper and dramatic 🤷‍♀️ … sometimes … 😇 I’ve also healed quite a lot compared to when I first began OD.

Music:  Still all types (or MOST types, I should say).  I listen to more Christian music than I did before.

Status: Married.

Personality: More Laid-back than before.  I enjoy my days to be slower than before.  More of a morning person now than I was in my teens and in my twenties 🤷‍♀️.

What Would You Like To Tell Your Younger Self?:

“Things aren’t going to go the way you expect.  I know you were wondering what your purpose was … and you’ll always question.  But hang on! Jesus is with you.  You are going to go through a lot of hurt, rejection, and life-changes.  But you will make it!  You are STRONG.  You’ve still got more to live for and good things will come.” 😊