As It Comes….I Will Remain … Schanntel

I want you all to get to know me—the real me. Not just what social media shows you in passing moments, but the full picture. The parts you see, the parts you don’t, and even the parts I’m still learning about myself. I want to share my story in my own words, in my own way.

Yes, I’m a wife, a mother, a friend, a sister, a daughter, a niece, a granddaughter… but I’m also Schanntel. And she is happy, loving, giving, quiet, loud, fun, adventurous, small, big, emotional—and at times, emotionless. Honestly, I don’t even know all of me yet.

But one thing I do know, without hesitation, is this: I love love. I love the feeling of love, the depth of being in love. To me, love is pure—it has no flaws, no interruptions, no faults. It’s kind, gentle, soft, and calm.

Schanntel is love.

And I love that about me. Sometimes I hate it, too—because I see love in everyone, even when I shouldn’t. I see love in you, in you, and in you… even when I don’t feel it inside myself. Somehow, I still recognize it in others.

I don’t have it all figured out. Some days I feel everything, and some days I feel nothing at all. But through it all, I lead with love—even when it hurts, even when it’s hard. That’s who I am. That’s who Schanntel is.