It is well...

Life is an endless roller coaster. The scary drops, the exhilarating ups, and the times when it seems we are just creeping along not going up or down... just a plateau in life. I am definitely in an exhilarating up right now. I don't know how life could get much better! I know I have said that before.... but I am way to blessed not to say that! I have an incredible family who support me constantly, greater friends than I could ever deserve or ask for, I serve an awesome God who loves me despite my faults... I could not be more blessed or be happier!

I am crazy in love with life... now why it is great, this summer when I was struggling, all the time. If I did not have the hard times, I would not know how great the good times are. If I did not have the lows, I would not realize how out of control and powerless I am and, thus would not see how in control and totally powerful (and awesome) God is.

Life is Good. In fact, Life is great!

The Lake! (and at sunset it is even better!)

The unexpected... a rainbow during a break in the rain.

The Mountains...

My life long dream of being an architect slowly becoming my reality!

(This is my arch + Health people during our tour of the ORs at MUSC last week)

The places you'll go

I was looking at blog backgrounds and found this one I just updated to.... I loved the name of it! The name.... yes. The name the designer had given the background. Its called The Places you'll go. It reminded me of a wonderful Dr. Seuss book called Oh, The Places You'll Go. I don't think I ever actually read the book as a child. Instead, it was given to me when I graduated from high school by someone special to me. When I saw the name of the blog background I was reminded of the book and, in turn, my wonderful memories of the people whose path's I have crossed in high school as well as through my life. The memories are so vivid I feel like I could just step back and be back in that place. It reminds me of how far I have come, yet all the future holds as I move forward through life. I have been so richly blessed.....

Here is a little part of the wonderful world of Dr. Seuss' Oh the Places you'll go!

"Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done!There are points to be scored. there are games to be won.And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all.Fame! You'll be famous as famous can be,with the whole wide world watching you win on TV." - Dr. Seuss

I highly suggest reading the whole book. It is very cute and has wonderful illustrations. However, if you want to just read the words, which are so true, you can find them here.

**image from: http://schools.nycenet.edu/region3/ps266/communityread0809/images/placesyoullgo.jpg