Where I am now

So here I am now. 13 months from "the storm"  It has been quite a ride of ups and downs. But we have made it this far and I am proud of us all. Has it been tough? Hell yes. But I am choosing to see the up side. If a person can find laughter in between the tears then life still shows promise.

My word for the year was Strength. We had to find strength in ourselves to move forward, to deal with our grief, and to pick up the pieces of our lives. We did that. And along the way we found strength in our religion and strength as a family.

This year I have decided my word to work on is Acceptance. I will accept that although the road we are on is not the one we wanted, it is not necessarily the wrong road.....just a different one. I will accept a small portion of responsibility, but also know that I did my best as a parent.

I will also accept that when my writing becomes full of drama, a glass of wine is probably calling my name.  For now, I will sign out and accept the call of my evening wine glass.