The faith I (almost) lost
Let me tell you right now; I am one of those people who loves New Years. I get it. All of you cynical people out there would shun me for my optimistic aspirations and yearly planning. But I don't give you a hard time for playing your Christmas music while it's still flip flop weather, so let me have my moment. There's something about the space for pausing, reflecting, and looking ahead that I absolutely love. Maybe it's just the shift to something different which appeals so strongly. 2018 has been a year for the books, to say the least. Our year started out wonderfully, with the husband and I coming into 2018 as new members of a wonderful church family after months of being out of community. We bought our first (and hopefully last) home in the month of February, which was so exciting, but for those of you in Northeast Ohio, I don't recommend moving in the dead of winter. We celebrated our first anniversary and rejoiced over how absolutely fun our marriage has b...