A Mini Chapter of Life......

A new chapter in life is not something we take lightly, not something we necessarily think about or something we mean to do. Sometimes, while we go through these chapters, we don't realize the implications of the choices we make, how the story is being written and how the time to write the perfect novel seems to pass faster than we can blink an eye. This, a metaphor for the last year and a half can sum up a lot.

I've managed to let time slip away, in more ways than just one. With family, with business, with life in general. Looking back to see the fullness of these passing moments can be overwhelming, exhilarating and cause such joy that I could burst. These moments of unexpected growth, successes and failures have brought me to a moment of stillness, a chance to evaluate and re-define my goals and priorities, in life and in business.

I am an ambitious person. I am an idea person. I like to dream. I am a perfectionist. I am slightly obsessive compulsive. Kyle would call me a little untidy and I will be the first to admit that I am forgetful and easily distracted. These things individually are not bad qualities to have. Even together, they are a fine assortment of uniqueness that makes me who I am. However, not balancing them out with some stability can lead to a disorganized mess of things undone, unraveled and one heck of a to do list, and lets not forget about the list of ideas, dreams and plans for tomorrow. :)

Realizing that I am not perfect, and only human, is hard. I don't like to to admit that I can't do things on my own, but trying to do things on my own has left me somewhat frazzled, discombobulated and generally disconnected from what needs to be done. I've been working hard to try and let go of some of things. This has never been more evident than the last few weeks when Kyle and I experienced some very rough bumps in our own road.

Over the past few weeks, I've experienced God as a strong and steadfast God, who lifts us up when we fall on our face and we feel like we can't get up, who loves us and nurtures us when we are weak and is a bond that sticks like the strongest crazy glue you could ever imagine, but you have to LET HIM.

There are many things that I want to share, joys and sorrows, excitement and frustration, but my ideas and thoughts come and go like the wind, most often the uncontrollable hard to hang on to kind of wind and I can't compose sentences that make sense.

So, for now, I will leave you with a note of encouragement for those of you who may be like me. Enjoy your life, and make time for the things that you take for granted. Allow God to hold your hand and be a support to lean on. And, sometimes, it's those events in life that pull you down so far that you feel like there's no getting up that actually are a reminder that you're off course, you've lost touch with what's important and will make you better and prevent you from going down a much more destructive path than you thought. So enjoy the ride, even if it's not what you thought and there are tears, the smiles will come and the next days is much brighter than you thought.