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this evening i will box up 2008
i will carefully wrap memories of,em's first horse
chris's much deserved promotion
every single road trip and shopping trip with my dad
morning car rides on the back roads of Aromas to the high school
blossoming friendships
healed relationships
i will leave out
bitterness
hate
unforgiveness
jealously
these will eventually just fade away...light and darkness cannot occupy the same space
I will wrap the box with gratitude and gratefulness in remembrance of surviving
sleepless nights
car accidents
speeding tickets
broken hearts
broken kids
broken promises
once the box is full
I will write 'thank-you Lord, for all you have trusted me with and forgive me where I have failed''on the top
and know that each and every experience
the ones that made me laugh
and the ones that brought endless tears
only helped to grow me
and make it possible to heal
laugh
love
care
touch
and remember....each and every day we're given
is a chance to make it better than yesterday.happy new year my friends!