Here's to Life, and More to Come

Guadalupe River, New Braunfels, Texas

I've seen strange acts of God, miracles of sorts. I've met strangers across the world who left swells on my heart that could never deflate, I have had a belly full of the freshest fish and the kind of dinner company Heaven's dining table would present. I've touched places in the east, west, north and south, and some in the very same day. I've had conversations that placed me on mountaintops and tasted the kind of friendship that takes you in and makes you forever family. I've experienced the horrors of war and the sweetest serenity of love penetrating through.

​I have been called daughter, sister and friend enough times to sustain through eternity, had backyards that take my breath away, felt my skin dancing in the dozens of lakes, seas, rivers and oceans I've had the pleasure of submerging in. I've felt butterflies, fallen in love, and been overwhelmed by romance. I have been stunned by a night's sky too many times to count.

I found God during a solar eclipse, and I have found myself many times on open roads and secluded trails. 

Here's to the 20's and to all the life it gave me. I never could have expected or dreamed it up. I welcomed all the adventure, freedom and youthfulness this decade provided, and wrestled with the heartache, difficult self-work and disappointment that complemented these years. In a sobering flash, these years flew by, but I rest in contentment knowing more about the strong, passionate, sincere woman courageously entering the 30's. 

If the 20's taught me anything, it is to choose life. The ever-changing life within, the wonderful and unique life of others, the living, breathing ecosystem around us. I will enter the 30's walking forward, choosing that which offers and creates life. There seems to be no better way to live than this. ​

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