Forgiveness
Usually this time of year gives me cause to write about the change of seasons, service, family, giving thanks, or new resolutions. However, this post is a little of all of those things strung together in a very different light. As I get closer to celebrating another year of my life, I am reminded of a phrase that a dear friend shared with me a few years back and said to me, reminded me, and drilled into me, many, many times during a very challenging and difficult time in my life. However it is a phrase that has helped me turn difficult days into hurdles and challenging thoughts into deep breaths and fleeting moments. That simple phrase is peace through strength. As we move through life, we all have days that are more challenging than others. Sometimes, they seem to run into weeks and/or months. So I write this hoping to find a little more peace for me and the hope that others that may run across this post will find this as a reminder of how easy it can be to let g...