Monday, December 30, 2013

What I Might Have Written

What might I have written if I had written this year?

I might have written about first Independence Day celebrations
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and seeing amazing architecture

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and eating amazing food.

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Maybe I would have written about birthdays:

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or Christmas presents and Christmas lights
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Or a first-ever girls-only trip to Poland
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I could have shown you Fairy Tale German Castles:
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and German Cathedrals:
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and English Cathedrals:
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I might have written about school celebrations
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I could have written about rediscovering favourite places
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I might have even written about the bitter-sweetness of saying good-byes and making yet another international move. Or the elation of returning to a place we have previously loved.


I might have written many things.  But, alas, I did not.  If I had, you would have seen a little of the joy, the sadness, the laughter and even the tears.  Mostly you would have seen this chaotic thing that I call life and (maybe) caught a glimpse of the One who helps me navigate the chaos.  I've missed you.  I hope to be here more.  There are thoughts bouncing around this head that need a place to be voiced.  There are things to record for the pure joy of remembering.  There are others to recount so that lessons are not lost.  Looking forward to a year of new beginnings and re-starts of old passions.

Happy Year's End My Friends.  May 2014 Bring Us Together More.