Merry Christmas!

I'm not obligated to write anything today. But I wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas!
Frohe Weihnachten!
Feliz Navidad!
Here we come, 2016!
Enjoy some family pictures:

Lights, Writing, Action!

Hey, so it's been a long time. That's a fact. Because I'm on break though, I am hoping to do a short series of written but unpublished drafts that have been collecting over the last couple months and even years. That means they are not necessarily events that are happening. It also means I have probably moved on to different struggles. However, just because my life adventure doesn't totally match up with my posts doesn't mean that someone else can't benefit.

I've come to realize that I really like hearing people's stories. People are amazing. Stupid, yes, but God did an incredible bit of work creating us. The capacity some people have to make it through trials. I've been reading about the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia and how people struggled for survival. Their fight to live. It amazes me.

But even here at home. It is so helpful for me to hear that other people struggle too. It seems dumb, but it's something we all wonder. 'Why am I the only one with problems?' We think. Listening to others recount tales of woe and eventual triumph is so encouraging. I marvel at how hard it must have been but see also that they made it out alive if not completely whole. This gives me hope that pushing through some things it may seem like we're stumbling through a dark and muddy tunnel, moving less than an inch at a time. The light at the end is blocked out but keep moving one millimeter at a time and it is bound to reveal at least a dot of light.

Reaching the other side is so worth it. I've been on both ends of the tunnel. I don't quite know where I am right now, it changes a lot. One day I'll be running towards the light when it turns out to be just a reflection and then I hang out in the mud for a while.

This is why I write. I think it's important for society as a whole to try to help each other a little more instead of wishing something could be done. Do it while you're young, while the fire is still lit. Don't let it die because people scoff at you. The reason for that is because they are ashamed they have done nothing themselves. This is my little way of fighting back. As a blogging community, I think we can learn from each other. Because people don't change the world by thinking about it. I think it's safe to say everyone dreams of changing the world for the better. Sorry to say, this isn't Disney world because dreams don't come true. Only actions cause results. Therefore, the world can be changed, even if it's one little action at a time.

Be looking for the promised posts. I really will try. Perhaps there will be something for you. I'm always here, always listening, just not as on top of things as I'd like to be. I'll be around so keep watching.