A Year Removed

This is a quick posting, for my own sake when I reread this blog in the future and can't remember why I didn't write for the past year.

Angela,

This past year has been full of the sameness, full of changes, full of walks and hugs and kisses. It's been full of Grace, full of love multiplied, full of simplicity and busyness.

You've spent a year loving on Bo, watching Carly and Brandon start on the daring road of young love, committed to be there for the long haul.

 You've married Walter, a man who is your best friend and perfect companion. You've spent the year reading next to each other, walking Grace, working crossword puzzles, hiking, talking, loving, being.

You've driven cross country with Will, helping him to move to Arizona with his love, Robin. The trip across country with him and two cats will be a memory you will always treasure.

Sam is living independently in New York City, and he has adopted a cat named Butler. You are more proud of him than ever and you are confident in his love for you.

You are in the process of completing your 15th year at Crestwood Elementary.

You have completed 6 years of recovery from anorexia.

You continue to live an authentic life, taking the bumps and falls when they come, rejoicing in the sunrise as well as the face-time calls with your mom and dad, where your mom is waving the camera away and you really only see the top of your dad's head.. Devastating miraculous or ordinary, you know that the Divine is in them all.

By the way, you seriously shouldn't wait another year to write. The memory struggle of a middle-aged, menopausal woman is real, my friend. It is real.

Angela