Every beginning is another beginning's end.

This blog begins with a line through another phrase on my to-do list. Hopefully it will end with a smile and knowledge of the encouragement it has given, the laughter it has brought, and the small whole it has filled in my life. Only time will tell. What I do know is this: Life is beautiful. People are beautiful. People are full of infinite worth and each day that passes by reminds me of the incredible amount of blessing I have been given. My life is not perfect, in fact, my life has been filled with ups and downs. Unmet wants and desires. Broken dreams and broken hearts. A lot of laughter and irony but even more grace and love and beauty. This is my journey. This is my thank you. To all of you who inspire me each day. To the couple wearing matching TMNT backpacks in front of me as I sip on a bloody mary at Ryans's pub. To the elderly couple reminding each other which dressing they like while at my table at Red Lobster. To the young child at the Mill City farmer's market who really liked her dumplings and was devastated to lose them to the concrete ground. To all of the "normal" and "abnormal" people out their who push me to keep pressing on, without ever knowing it. This, This is my thank you.