Reflection

We recently passed the 1 year mark of living in Iowa. It really hit me when we spent a week in Michigan in July. We no longer had a house to mess with (WOOHOO!) and we truly were going to visit friends and family and just relax. As we were driving home (to Iowa) I realized, we really live in Iowa now. It has been a year like none other. It is amazing to me how much can change in a year. We went from moving to an area that we knew nothing about to finding a new home town filled with friends and support that is out of this world. We went from owning a house that we thought we would never get rid of to owning a house in a great neighborhood. We found a church that has grown us in more ways than I can even articulate. (Prairie Lakes Church) I personally stepped out of my comfort zone and learned things about myself that I didn't know. I learned patience (ok still working on that one) and I learned to be creative in finding a solution and that I don't need everything I think I need. My faith has grown. And I hope I am a better wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, friend, employee because of this last year.