New Year’s Frickin’ Day

There has been a lot of shit going on in the past month since I posted. Here is a brief rundown in no particular order:

• We sold our house and moved out of Sylvania
• We bought a new house in a new part of town
• My wife broke her ankle on move in day
• I work for a church and it was Advent and Christmas, I think that says enough
• Painted six rooms in the house
• Organized a basement and garage
• Read 11 books

There are a lot of other things, the normal stuff like having a toddler and being the most mobile parent. Usually I use writing as an outlet, but this month whenever I sat down it felt burdensome. Granted, I have five or six drafts, but I just couldn’t bring myself to upload them.

New Year’s Eve is one of my favorite days of the year, the idea of new and freshness before you just makes me happy. Even though a bigoted fascist is being inaugurated for the second time this year, I am still choosing hope. I have to, I am a person of the resurrection, and must live into the hope and love of the reconciliation of all things.

That does not mean it is easy, a lot of times it is very hard and friggin’ sucks.

So long to 2024.

Hello to 2025.

Grace and peace my friends.