I Am...
My quest of "who I am" has been a long one. But I will say it has been a consistent one also. In finding out who I am, I've been realizing who I am NOT. Im not just a mom. I am not just a wife. Although those are great titles, they are still so small. Not minimizing the role, because they are both HARD WORK! I KNOW! But they are roles contained in a very small part of a lifelong journey. When I was in Middle & High School there was this thing that people called me that drove me up a wall. "Hey Dolly's little sister!" I'd say hi back, at first. But after a while I got tired of it & my reply changed... "My name is Ana." or "Dolly's Little Sister has a name." As I grew into adulthood I started thinking about all that. Why did it bother me so much? Was it Vanity? Was it ego? Was it the need to be "seen"? Was it the need to not be associated with her? Growing up i've always been the independent one. Always w