Goodbye 2013

In case you haven't noticed, all my promises to get back to regular blogging have sort of vanished. Apologies! Still, I want to do a little recap as we end 2013 and ring in the new year.

The truth (and the real reason behind my lack of blogging) is that the last half of 2013 was hard. Really hard. And I hate to admit that because I was so looking forward to it! New adventures in Boston sounds so promising! Turns out it's not so fun when our new life across the country requires some extreme adjustments for all of us.

Needless to say, we have learned a lot. We've had wonderful experiences and made some amazing new friends. We have also witnessed the hand of the Lord in our lives in very real ways, which has been quite reassuring when we have sometimes questioned our sanity.

I guess the biggest lesson of the year (for me) is this: I believe that God has a plan for me and my family. Brad and I have done our best to figure out what that plan is and we've tried to include the Lord in our decision making. The spiritual promptings we have received have led us here: to Boston, to Tufts Medical Center, to this house, with 3 kids. So, really, I can't get too down about everything because I know it is where we are supposed to be.

I guess 2013 wasn't all bad. Afterall, it did give me one of the biggest blessings of my life, our little Samuel Bradley.

Goodbye 2013! Here's hoping 2014 is a little easier on us!