Hello, 2014. I’ve been waiting for you.

We all have.

You see, your younger sister, 2013, was a difficult year. 2013 brought change and intense heart ache for me and my family…heartache doesn’t typically make the blog, so we pray quietly, holding on to the hope that soon, it will be better.

It WILL be better.

Amongst all of this, she came. My perfect, chubby, ball of sweet baby smiles and all things good in this world. Aden, Ava and Carolina…all things good.

While I’ve been busy writing out goals for the new year and dreaming big, I’ll save that for another blog post. I’ve had a major heart check in these past fews weeks thanks to some incredible women who won’t let me stay numb, who won’t let me settle, who mail me handwritten letters, give me Brazilian coffee and send me “kick in the pants” texts when I need them. God is good. He is faithful to me and to you, especially when we’re hurting.

So, instead of telling you about my big dreams, instead of pretending that I’m throwing confetti all over the place and that my life is picture perfect, I’m here to tell you that I need to take a look in the mirror. I need to focus on what I have, not what was taken from me. Do you need to do the same? If you do, I’m with you… …I’m with you.