One Year

One year has passed since F^2 launched. It's sometimes hard to remember what has happened in the course of 365 days... for the two of us no major life events, no weddings (not ours, at least), no births (not ours)... but lots has happened otherwise, now that I start to think about it. P had a pretty big year,--he started a new job, his first new one in 6+ years, in September, and that same month became an elder at our church. I turned the big 3-0, and felt my clock start ticking. I plucked more gray hairs than I care to recall. Our many loved ones had many babies--too many to mention all, but some include (in order of appearance) Ava, Isabel, Corban, Jacob, the Yepes twins, Noah, Jon,... and more are on the way (Phineas, Baby Liss, two more cousins' babies, and many more)! We've made new friends and rekindled old friendships. We raised almost $6000 for cancer research. Our friends have gone through trials and we've tried to be there for them, and other friends have moved away (we miss you!). Our siblings have gone through big transitions, and we've visited them in far-flung places (Jasper, IN, and soon to be Wichita, KS). Our parents have become eager for the pitter patter of little feet (stay tuned, we're not quite ready). We remodeled our kitchen, which you've heard too much about time after time. And we planned a trip to go skiing in Chile this August. I'm learning as we get older that it's not necessarily what you've done but what you have learned that is a better marker of time. I've learned over this year that fear is a waste of time, there is nothing greater than showing our love and care for one another, time spent on the couch is time you'll never get back again (although often necessary), variety is the spice of life--especially when cooking dinner, the warmth of a baby melts my heart, my husband keeps our household running in ways I will never fully appreciate, the Lord takes away our anxiety more than any pill, person, or People magazine ever can, you have to sweat to see results, and I have a life so blessed.