So, who am I? Who is this gal who wants to be a traditional Southern Belle sittin’ on the porch drinking sweet tea?
My name is Tracy Goodwin and my husband, and I moved back to Alabama last year because Alabama is in my blood. Kind of like Buffalo is in his. Yes, this southern gal married a guy from New York. Let’s get it right, not New York City. The real New York. Upstate. The New York where there is farmland and real people. The kind of guy that would not mind living and settling back in Alabama.
I am also married to a truck driver. A hard-working breed. The kind of man that works more hours than the average guy and the kind of man that can take a lot of crap from people on the road for weeks on end yet come home and take care of his wife. I tell you about my husband, so you know what woman I am. A strong, loved, and cared for woman.
But I am a woman who struggles. I struggle with my weight. I struggle with my emotions. And I struggle with who I am. Every day I get up and I wonder who I am in this world. Why did God send me here to suffer such great hardships? Why did God let me suffer through infertility? Mental health? My weight? The loss of my only child? My relationship with Him? Yet, through it all come to a stronger knowledge that He exists.
This blog is not going to give you the answers to life’s questions. Oh, I so wish I had them to give you. This blog is going to serve only as my journey through my weight loss, mental health, physical recovery, and arguments with God. Yep, I am going to argue with God. Right here on this blog. You know what. It’s ok to argue with God. I pray it helps someone. But this is just to help me.
So a little about me. I hold two seminary degrees from the Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (or so it was named when I graduated). It changes its name quite frequently. One in Biblical Studies and another in Church Ministries. I told my husband this is both a blessing and a curse. It makes it hard for us to find a church home because it we become overly critical of churches when we visit.
I also hold a Bachelor of Arts degree from Auburn University at Montgomery in Mass Communication. I specialize in print media. So, writing is my passion. It is the way that I have learned to express myself. I am taking this opportunity to express myself. From here on out…I will express myself to you. Whether you read or just pass by is up to you.