{"id":11385,"date":"2015-11-04T01:01:13","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T06:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verastic.com\/?p=11385"},"modified":"2015-11-03T23:01:55","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T04:01:55","slug":"journal-10-october-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/personal\/journal-10-october-2015.html","title":{"rendered":"Journal #10: October 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to November.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Journal-Verastic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10401\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Journal-Verastic.jpg\" alt=\"Journal\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Journal-Verastic.jpg 750w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Journal-Verastic-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This will be my shortest journal entry ever because for the month of October, I had the greatest accomplishment of my life. There is nothing else I can write next to this accomplishment that would compare. In October 2015 &#8211; specifically <a href=\"http:\/\/verastic.com\/personal\/dear-sweet-potatoes-im-a-mommy-now.html\">on October 20th 2015 &#8211; I became a mommy<\/a>. I loved this baby before she was even formed, and I loved her more when she was inside of me, but now that she&#8217;s here and I can see her, touch her, and feel here, I am literally overwhelmed and overcome with emotions. I don&#8217;t understand how I can love someone so little so much. It just doesn&#8217;t make sense. I&#8217;ll tell you more about my emotions later.<\/p>\n<p>For now, this is my accomplishment for October 2015, and I know for a fact that if I were to put together all my accomplishments in all of my life, they will not come close to this singular event. I can&#8217;t believe that God trusts me enough to give me this kind of responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, Sweet Potatoes for all your love and support. All your silly comments on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/verastic\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/verastic\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram,<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/verastic\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong> had me in stitches and laughing through my pain (yes, I know I still owe you my birth story). You people don&#8217;t even know the kind of happiness you bring to me. Thank you. God bless you. May God meet you at the point of your needs.<\/p>\n<p>That was my October; how was yours?<\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S.<\/strong> When I started this post, it was supposed to be the shortest journal ever. Now I&#8217;m not so sure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to November. This will be my shortest journal entry ever because for the month of October, I had the greatest accomplishment of my life. 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