Goodbye 2007 December 30, 2007

2007 was a fantastic year! My son celebrated his first birthday. My daughter celebrated her 3rd birthday. Rich and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary and our 9th year of being in love with one another. He survived two mergers in his company, got promoted, got a raise, got a bonus, and has been offered quite possibly the biggest opportunity of his career. I started school and focused more effort on my walk of faith. I’ve made some new friends, whom I adore. We are all healthy and happy.

2007 was also a painful year of loss. My maternal grandmother died in November after falling seriously ill in April. I suffered a miscarriage in December. Those two events shook me to the core. But, with my trust in God and the support of my family & friends, I have survived the emotional train wreck and I believe I am a better person and closer to God as a result of both situations.

2008 holds a lot of promise and mystery. We have our plans and we hope for the future. Rich’s career will take a drastic upward turn - and we are very excited about it. Look for more on that in early summer. I am continuing my education. We will try for another baby soon. My brother, Tim, has a baby girl due any day now, his second. My sister, Heather, will give birth to her third child in May. My sister, Andrea, gets married in June - and she might have plans for another baby not long after. Maybe we’ll share pregnancies again. That would be nice. Our firstborns were born 3 weeks apart. It was really fun!

What does 2008 have in store for us? Only the good Lord knows. But I am excited. Every year that Rich and I have been together has been wonderful and exciting. Sometimes it’s been hard, but most of the time it’s been good. I am so blessed in this life. So, welcome 2008!! And goodbye 2007 — all in all, it’s been a very good year.

Happy New Year to you all. Be safe!