still processing

I cant seem to really believe its 2010 because i am still processing 2009. sometimes i wish christmas was earlier in the year so we'd have time to celebrate that and then also have time to reflective and evaluate the end of the year. but now, its like it all happens so quick and then bam, youre writing the wrong year on your checks.

one reason its been hard for me to evaluate is because we live on semesters. our "year" starts in the fall and culminates in the spring with a couple lazy months in the summer. so spring of 2009 doesnt seem to "go" with fall of 2009. anyway, enough complaining.

last january seems years away. our little Abe was just sitting up and Maggie was just starting her preschool days. I have completely two different kids then i did last january. and i think i've grown on the inside as much as my kids have grown on the outside. 2009 was a wonderfully difficult year. I know our marriage is better for it, and i think i am a better parent and friend for it too. life is a blur, you know? but its the minutes and hours that seem long and thats where the real work of loving others begins. the lessons of 2009 will not be forgotten soon {and i hope never}. the lessons that its important to love others more than yourself, to be honest (to yourself!) about your own limitations, to slow down in the midst of this mad rush of life, to meditate on God's words to soothe the soul (because in the end, thats the only thing that does), falling apart doesnt mean you wont be put back together, needing other people is actually a good thing, & most importantly-in the end, everything will be okay.
JANUARY:



FEBRUARY:first day of preschool

MARCH: i'm crawling!

APRIL:
i'm paci free!

easter in nashville

stellan comes to st. louis

richters come visit

its starting to get warm outside!

MAY: flowers bloom, running around, semester over!



JUNE: our little Abe turns one!


JULY: daddy in europe, trying to keep cool anyway we can (Abraham FINALLY sleeps through the night!!!!!!!)

AUGUST:
laura's bday. school starts back. daddy in europe again


SEPTEMBER: maggie turns 3 with a princess party (i get a nose ring!)

OCTOBER:
kite flying, apple picking.daddy in europe again. 10 days in nashville.



NOVEMBER:
birthday, thanksgiving in nashville


DECEMBER:anniversary, christmas in nashville, semester over!