A merry Christmas
I'm all mixed up with emotion today. I went walking with my dog after today's beautiful snow storm and somehow the air cleared my head, but after coming home, it's jumbled up again. I've thought a lot about this past year and the hard things it has brought, as well as the great things. The first half of the year, I said goodbye to my sister. As the year began, I held out hope that she would live, but soon I had to accept that my life would have to go on without her. Since she passed away in May, I've been figuring out how to do that. I've been okay, but there is no doubt that everything I do is a little harder, like walking through deep snow. But as the year has advanced, things have gotten a little easier and I'm feeling more like myself. Still, I admit that the holidays have been hard. If you hadn't heard, my parents moved to Germany in August. To go through this month without my sister and without my parents has been rough...