Time flies, and other cliches

When I started this blog, I had every intention of writing regularly, and really gave it the old college try.  As it often does, life got in the way.  I was hired full time as an English teacher where my husband taught/teaches and got actively involved in my daily routine - raising a small child, teaching, preparing lesson plans, grading, failing at keeping up the house, laundry, cooking.  The demands of my days quickly overtook the "need" I had for writing.  After some time off, I attempted to take it up again, but I was unable to get it to work.  Technical issues frustrated me to the point of stopping all together.  Too many other things pulled on my attention.

In the time that has passed, I've gone through some of the hardest times in my life.  I lost my best friend to a lung disease that took her only five years after her initial diagnosis.  I had never endured that kind of loss and it fundamentally changed me.  My gifted son started school and has struggled for lots of reasons.  Parenting has shown me what true helplessness feels like.  I've battled some health issues, my weight, anxiety and depression.  But, I have never felt more blessed.  God is so good, and I'm so unworthy.

All of that to say that I truly love my life.  I love my Lord.  I love my precious family.  I love being an educator; I love my students.  I love creativity, music, art, and literature.  I love professional football, college basketball, and the St. Louis Cardinals.  What a rich life I've been given and I'm so undeserving.

I think I'll write a bit about it.