Things I Want To Remember for 2010
The things that have enriched my life the most this year were the very things that I nearly walked away from, due to fear and what-ifs.
* a new address. A real honest-to-goodness home sweet home. I have a kitchen big enough to rollerskate in, a yard that is filled with trees and broccoli and tomatoes and pecans and blueberries and tulips and camellias and roses, with more to be planted in the coming years. I have a front porch, and a sunny yet shaded back porch. These are places that bring me simple joy.
Yes, there is upkeep and grown-up responsibilities, but those tasks are okay. I'm getting better about asking for help, and I'm indebted to a precious and reliable growing circle of family and friends and neighbors who have pitched in this year. This brick ranch was the not the house I saw in my mind's eye, but it has been an answer to prayer in so many ways that are beyond my earthly imagination.
* my dream job. A role that I have been preparing for since 2004, and maybe even before that. And yet, I nearly walked away from it, because again, it wasn't what I expected it to look like. And yet, somehow, it is exactly right. I'm growing and settling in. It is good.
Be well.
