The Reason behind my blog www.marciviland.com

From the day I was diagnosed with MS, my first thought was, ” Why?” Why is this happening to me? Why do I have to go through this? And just plain, why? ” Little did I know, God had a plan for my life and this was part of my Why.

After a time of going through all the emotions, (and let’s be honest, I still go through these emotions) I came to the understanding of, ” WHY NOT ME?” I know I can handle this disease or at least give it a darn good fight. So, why not be the one to show others that it is possible to do just that?

And I give it my all to show that I can fight this disease all while living my life, ONE story at a time. Life is full of stories. That is what makes up each one of our lives. Our stories, our memories, our actions, our WHY’S.

Having MS is not my whole story, just a part of it. It is a part that has changed my life for the better. It is a part of who I am today. My WHY is a passion and a purpose I intend on inspiring others with. It is a WHY that I know God gave me for a reason. A WHY to live out to the fullest with the help of God. It is a WHY that makes me stronger each and every day living with this disease.

I created the blog for everyone to visit and read inspiring words and stories. A place to encourage you to live your life and find your WHY. A place to share stories of what makes each one of us amazing and wonderful. We all have our own life stories, together we can make our stories memorable and inspiring for others.

God chose me to live with MS and every part that comes with it, the good and the bad. My WHY is part of His Purpose in my life’s Journey. Do you know what is in your life’s story? What WHY’S do you have?

Thank you for being a part of this journey with me. xo

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xo

The MS WALK 2021 is a little different this year with NEW LOCATION, new restrictions, new logo for the year of change, and more. #STRONGERTHANMS is what this walk is about. Thanks to all the love and support in my FIGHT AGAINST MS, I am becoming stronger! And my fight against MS is STRONG! Thanks to all of you!

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Sweatshirts $30

T-shirt $10

Hats $15

Tumblers $20

Portion of proceeds goes to The National MS Society.

Nathan and I were only dating when I was diagnosed with MS. I will always remember that day calling him and telling him what the Dr. thought my loss of vision could be. I remember thinking this is crazy and why do I have to do a MRI? They are just going to tell me it is nothing but wanted to make sure. I truly thought that.

While in the MRI, I prayed, dreamed of our wedding and when we would get engaged, prayed some more, and then slight panic set in. All those thoughts of not so good things started to pop into head but tried to push them aside. I tend to go to humor in times of uncertainty or to make light of a situation. I remember thinking, ” Hey, at least I will now have proof that I do have a brain, it will show up on the MRI. Boom!”

It wasn’t until two days later, I found out I had MS. And a couple days after that initial,” I have what? I have a disease that can put me in a wheelchair? I may be disabled?,” I will NEVER forget asking Nathan this one BIG question.

I said to Nathan, ” This disease is not going to go away any time soon or at all according to all I have read. I would totally understand if you want to jump ship and not date someone with this disease. So if you want to leave, as much as I do not want you to AT ALL, I would understand. What do you think?”

I am one blessed girl to have Nathan not leave me and stick by me through this all. He is the most amazing person, I am beyond grateful to call my husband. When we got married, the vows of “ In sickness and in health” was probably one of the hardest things to say. Not because I would not give MS one hell of a fight to stay healthy or be by his side for anything he may need, but the fact that I was 26 years old and actually had a sickness already in our wedding vows. Like I always say though, I will fight this MS for Nathan and my family always!

Our love is one that never dims or fades and I thank God every day for that!

To Nathan, thank you for being the amazing husband and daddy. You are my rock and I admire you so much. I am so blessed to be your wife and proud of all you do and who you are. I love you!

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xo

Easier said than done, right? But what if, just what if…we could find the BLESSING in everything? Okay, maybe not everything we can but if we look to find blessings of our lives, how great would that be?

After all, there are blessings everywhere we look. We just have to notice it. Take the time to notice blessings in your lives everyday. I promise you they are there.

For example, when doing laundry. Instead of thinking, “Ugh, so much laundry to do.” Think, ” I am so blessed to have the clothes to wash. Blessed to have a washing machine and dryer to use.” Makes the less “fun” things in life a blessing in life.

Train your mind in these ways of your life and notice the difference it makes your feel! Train yourself to see the blessings in your life!

xo

I encourage you today to look around…just for a moment or longer and wherever you are…just look. Life is truly AMAZING.

XO