2016. What a year. I am reminded over and over this year of the movie Parenthood. The grandmother in the movie,who everyone thinks is a little silly but who is really brilliant, tells a story about riding a roller coaster when she is younger and all the different ways it makes you feel in one ride. Then she says some people prefer the merry go round. Her grandson(Steve Martin’s character) does not get her until later when he is at a school play for his kids and the whole thing spirals into chaos. It hits him and he gets her life analogy. I just love this so much. But man this has been a bumpy year on the roller coaster.

One of my favorite memories of this year was spending the day at Enchanted Forest with my friend and our boys.  We rode the log roller coaster and it was one of the most hilarious moments I have had in a long time. I am pretty sure I was covered in water , crying and laughing at the same time. That moment kinda sums up this year. I’ve allowed in more fear and worry than I care to admit(not without reasons). I really want to end this year in quiet so I am going to rest from media for the next two days

I will start posting on January 1st and chronicle some of the best days of the year past, the ones that made my soul leap. Then I will dust myself off and get to the hard work of loving others and trusting God. I have some pretty great plans for 2017 and I cannot wait to share them.