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The ABCs of my 2020

  2020 was eventful, and not just because of CO-VID.


ASTA THE DOG came to live with us. The circumstances were nothing short of a miracle.

Handsome became our ward's BISHOP.

I got a stupid CONCUSSION.

DISNEYLAND was a fun family vacation.

C & R got ENGAGED.

CTR got a buckle-FRACTURE and I had a lot of FAITH-BUILDING opportunities.

We explored GLACIER NATIONAL PARK with family.

We were more HOMEBOUND than we'd like, but HIGH FITNESS was my sanity-saver.

I learned to be a lot more flexible. Plans? What are those? Live IN the moment, one step at a time. That was not my modus operandi ever before this year.

JESUS CHRIST has been my light and hope. 

He is my KING, but I KINDA still cried a lot (my closet is a great hiding place).

LOTS of plans were changed, post-poned, and canceled (see "I")

MASKS became a normal wardrobe accessory. I learned that homemade masks are not cool (but only after spending hours making a bunch that didn't get used).

I learned that I NEED people - and the bodies that I live with don't entirely fill that quota!

ON-LINE SCHOOL was awful. We survived.

H settled on a major of PUBLISHING & EDITING.

Our house was anything but QUIET. I love my people, but I do better at loving them when I get to have some quiet in my life.

R joined the family - hooray! We also REARRANGED the kids bedrooms - nobody shares anymore. Perhaps survival for being homebound?

I welcomed a SLOWER PACE. Best. Halloween. Ever.

We TORE OUT our bushes and red fence, filled in our fire pit, and prepared to remove our arbor & grape vine. Handsome says that I Marie Kondoed the yard.

I hope that I never UNDERESTIMATE the power of connecting with people again. It is vital.

We sold our big VAN!

We had a backyard WEDDING for C & R, and several months later a beautiful sealing, drive-by, and reception. Planning a wedding, then having a pandemic hit, then rearranging your plans a few dozen times is NOT FUN. But the actual events were lovely.

So much time in self-eXAMINATION - this year has pushed me to new limits.

I took an on-line YARD design class. Learning and pushing my creative side was thrilling for me.

To quote Rowley Jefferson, ZOOWEE-MAMA! It's been a year. I celebrate what I have learned, how I have been truly blessed, and the progress that I have made in becoming a better version of myself. You have to see a lot of ugly in order to move beyond it & improve. Thanks for pushing me, 2020.

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