The View From Here is Amazing

I've just spent the last hour or so working my way backward through this blog.  I read things that I had forgotten about, things that made me laugh, and things that made me cry.

It's been a mountain climb, through all sorts of weather. The obstacles we stumbled over and hurt our toes, are now obscured by distance. The fears and tears are covered by low lying clouds of time and persistance. And a few of the better parts of the trail stand out, spotted with sunshine along the way stretching out below. We've definitely gotten wiser along the way.

I know I'm not to the top yet, there are many more years to come raising this boy of ours, but I have to tell you that right now, from where I'm standing on this journey, the view in both directions is pretty darn amazing.