Turning the Corner

Today is the Winter Solstice. A time when the darkness gives way to light.

It's been a long year, full of rebuilding and regrouping. I like to think we, as a family and as individuals, have come out the better for it and are stronger than ever.

Some of the things I have learned from this experience...

• There is a WHOLE LOT OF GOOD out there. Despite all the headlines of doom and gloom, strife and conflict, there is a lot of good in people out there. 
• We are a strong family, pulling together and coming out the other side better than ever.
• "Things" aren't as important as you think they are. You quickly learn what brings you joy and what are just 'stuff'.
• Don't take things and people for granted. They can be gone in an instance.
• I have more empathy now for people in crisis than I did in the past. Sometimes it takes a bit of 'waking up' to make you look past yourself.

We have learned to rely more on each other and to laugh more. Even in a lot of snow! 

(Of course, it does help to know this time next year we will be back in North Carolina and snow for months won't be an issue.)

Texter is one semester away from finishing her schooling and will be beginning her work life. Savvy and CJ have been approved for a house and will be leaving in about 3 months. We will follow in mid-May and hopefully, we too will have a house waiting for us. (One we own, not renting.)

The next few months will be filled, for me, with sorting, packing and dealing with the details of the move. It will also be filled with finishing up fiber and fabric projects.

Today is dawning bright and clear, just like our future.