I Want It All

Since I was sixteen I've always known the kind of life I wanted for myself.

I wanted the love. The peace. The happiness. The marriage. The family. The home.

But sometimes life doesn't always go as planned.

Instead of getting what I wanted, I got what I needed.

I got lessons. I got heartbreaks that forced me to grow. I got silence that taught me how to listen to myself. I got endings that pushed me toward new beginnings. And even though it wasn't easy, every detour shaped me into the person I am today.

Stronger. Wiser. More passionate about the life I'm still building.

And despite all of that, I still want the love. The peace. The happiness. The marriage. The family. The home.

I still want it all.

Because no matter how many times life has tested me, the desire for those things has never left.

It's only grown stronger.

~ Crystal