I have enjoyed keeping this blog for over three years now. It has been an incredibly fun tool for communicating my thoughts and the happenings of my life to people I care about. However, as most have already determined, I simply don't have the time, or the energy, to do this anymore. The demands of graduate school have drained any motivation I ever had for spending precious leisure time composing my thoughts on a computer screen. I have decided that it's best to simply sign off. Even though you rarely, ahem, commented, I know who's there, and I especially appreciate the feedback through the e-mails. Thank you for reading, and most of all, for caring about me.
Good things are happening for us. Don is working hard to improve his skills in this shaky job market, and I'm extremely proud of what he is accomplishing. I am also giving my all to the work I have before me. I made straight A's last semester, and plan to do the same this term. Chicago, and possibly DC, await this summer, full of new faces and opportunities for my career. Don and I are in love, and we're making plans.
I continue to place my faith in Jesus Christ, and to set all of my hopes and dreams on Him. He loves me - He loves us all - far beyond our frail, limited comprehension. I look to the days ahead to be brighter than the ones past. I want to learn how to love better. Love more. Simply, to be like Him.
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Two weeks ago on a warm January morning, I pulled on my swimsuit, kissed my sleeping husband, and slipped quietly out of our room and onto the dark, rocky path toward the ocean.
Standing alone, I watched the sun rise on this empty Costa Rican beach, and I felt a similar dawn taking place in my heart. In those moments, I became as pure and as breathtakingly beautiful as my surroundings. With the warm Pacific lapping at my feet, washing me over and over again, I ambled along the water and considered the grace that, like the waves, washes me unfailingly. Freedom. My thoughts instinctively turned toward the incredulity of it all.
Is this... could this be... is this really my life?
Yes.
Yes, it is.
