Happy New Year!

Well, folks...it's been one helluva year. I don't know about you, but 2007 for me was filled with a ton of ups and downs and arounds. I can really say i went from a super-high to a super-low and back up again, experienced things i thought i never would have, learned things about myself i thought i knew, explored new things, took new chances, dared to believe, and hung my head in shame.
Honestly, i don't think anyone can wrap up 2007 in a nutshell. It was way to complex, with story lines at home and abroad, which were wide-reaching and inextricably intertwined. Just in my own life i experienced breakthroughs in my family i would have never thought possible. At the same time, my personal life seemed to break down at the most inopportune times. I applaud anyone and everyone who has made it through and hung in there!
I can honestly say that i loved more in 2007. On the flipside i think i've never failed more either...or it could be just that i'm more aware of it. I've seen seasons and people flow through my life. I've seen the leaves in people turn and whither. I've seen newness spring forth.
In all that you've been through this past year, don't forget it. Don't forget the highs and the lows. Don't forget the lessons. Don't forget the memories, upon which's foundation you've built your beliefs, feelings, impressions, and trusts. Right or wrong, to know it, to understand it, puts us above the category of 'animal', beyond the realm of living by our cravings alone. Its part of what makes us human...the 'human' part that God made...and fashioned it after himself.

I write this as a reminder to myself most of all...

Have a happy new year!!!