Reflections and Looking Ahead!

It is the darkest days of the year now, as we say goodbye to one year and begin another.  Funny how we end in the darkness and begin again as the light of the days gets slightly longer.

As I look back on the year of 2019, the word that comes to mind first is quick.  This year has gone by so fast.  As with every year there were moments of great joy and moments of great sorrow.  For whatever reason I am stuck on the great sorrows, yet bursts of joyful moments take over at times as I reflect on the last year of the 2010s.  

Some amazing things have happened in the past decade and in 2019!  To write about them all now would take the length of a book, not a blog post.

Here are some things I have learned in the last year and decade:

• Marriage is not easy or for the faint of heart.  It is 💯 worth the time, effort and love shared, but it is not easy.

• Losing a beloved family member and/or friend never gets any easier.  

• I am resilient and can get through anything by clinging to my faith, being willing to ask for help from my loved ones and not being afraid to seek therapy when I can't handle life.

• Parenting is the best, hardest job ever!  No exceptions!  I have never been more tired, afraid and joy-filled in my life and I wouldn't give up being a parent to my boys for anything!

• Small town, rural America is where it is at folks!  I love being a big city gal, but if you really want to make a difference in the world and people's lives, head to a small town!

• If I don't get between thirty minutes to an hour of alone time each day, I turn into a horrible monster and have a hard time functioning or giving a crap about anything.  This introvert is hardcore y'all!

• Time out with friends and away from my family is important.  Even though I still have that initial pang of guilt every time I leave to go hang out with a friend or a group of people, it energizes me to be around others without my boys around.  I am able to come home from my outing and again enjoy my family.

There is a lot more that I have learned bit this post is already long enough.

I don't do New Year's Resolutions.  I set goals and work on accomplishing them throughout the whole year.  I have set three goals for myself for 2020 to work on the whole year.  I am excited to get started on them and may even begin working on them a little early. 😉

So there you have it.  As we come to the end of a year and a decade, may you have a blessed new year!  

Until next time!

Megan