Getting one in at the last second...

Well, it is almost the end of the year and I thought I would try to get in one last post. When pondering what this last post would be about many ideas came to mind.

There is always that New Years Resolution list (in no particular order):
1. lose weight
2. go back to school and keep teaching certificate
3. appreciate my loved ones more
4. be a better teacher
5. deepen my relationship with Christ

There is always the Year in Review list:
1. Lucas's 1st birthday.
2. A rekindled friendship-Not to forget the World's Best Road Trip-Soundtrack available soon.
3. Convincing myself to go back to school.
4. An amazing trip to Chicago with my 6/7th grade class.
5. Lisa and Jesse deciding to move to Georgia.
6. Spring Break in Florida.
7. Grandma and Grandpa buying a Condo near us.
8. A new church.
9. 7th Anniversary.
Many more, too many more to think of right now...

Then there is the Ramble about Life's Brevity, how each year goes by so fast and it makes us realize how short life is, which leads right back into the New Years Resolution list and how next year you will attempt to accomplish all the things on the list so that when the year ends you won't feel the same way again.

But, it is inevitable. You will feel that way again because it is reality. Life is short and that fact becomes clearer with each year. So, embrace it, ponder it, then get over it and live life, whether that means making changes (moving, going back to school, leaving something behind), or bettering yourself (relationship with Christ or others, health-physical and/or mental), or just continuing to work on the things that can't be "Resolved" in a year or a lifetime (appreciating others, forgiveness, compassion...).