More of life's little lessons

As the year quickly draws to a close much faster than I would like, I find myself looking back at 2011 with my 20/20 goggles on.  A year of new beginnings, bittersweet endings, and lots of lessons learned along the way.  If I could use one word to describe this year it would be overwhelmed.  In so many ways....  With love, sadness, pressure, hope, joy......but most of all love.  It's been a year of sleepless nights, doubt, worry, faith, happiness.  And watching my soul crack wide open as I grew.

I am reminded....

... Time really does heal all wounds… regardless of how you might feel right now.  You can heal where you did not think you could heal.
... Laughing, crying, joy and anger… they are all a vital.  And all make us human.
... Today, you are creating memories.  Don't underestimate the power of these memories because you will reminisce about them....and someday you will need the reminder that life is just that much sweeter.
... People deserve a second chance, but probably not a third.
... Best friends don't have to be the ones you spend the most time with, just the ones you have the greatest memories with.
... Sometimes we just need to quiet our head and our heart.
... Hugging is really good medicine and can say things you don't have the words for.
... Sometimes life is better experienced on the rested side of sleep.  And, it’s okay to fall apart for a little while.
... Life is a miracle.

Recently, we lost my paternal grandmother....and that's after losing my maternal grandmother and my father-in-law.  All within a span of three months.  To say life has been stressful is an understatement.  But as I look back over this year, I am reminded that life is truly beautiful.  And we have so many things to be thankful for, proud of, and blessed by.  Yet most of all, I am reminded once again that all that is broken will one day be made new.  And this is true for all three of these special people.....and, my dad has lots of company now.

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