Five years?
Five years!
What a time it has been.
This year has been crazy for everyone. No matter how you slice it. Even if everything in your everyday life remained constant, and large troubles didn't invade their way into your life, 2020 impacted us all. And, it's not over quite yet. For many, despite 2020, life was a bit over the top this year. Such is the case for us. What a wild ride it has been. Much of that journey has led me to make a complete overhaul of the direction and purpose of this blog.
I miss writing on the regular. I miss the blogging community. I miss connecting with other like-minded, inspirational, thought challenging, eclectic, creative, and invested individuals. When I took a break from blogging five years ago, I would have never guessed that it would have been a five-year break. Here I thought I was dealing with a health challenge and would return quickly and better than ever. My health had degraded to a point where keeping up with everyday life was beyond challenging. Often, it was darned near impossible. Despite everything, we persevered. More challenges came, and we overcame them as well.
My hope is that through the sharing of my experience (where I've been, where I am, and where I am going), I will be able to encourage and inspire those struggling through similar challenges. Maybe you aren't struggling personally, but you know someone who is struggling to live their best life, despite chronic health issues, and you just want to learn more to better support them. I hope this will be a good place for you as well. Our journey is complex and crazy, and often overwhelming. We succeed and fail on the regular. I promise to keep it real here; no sugar coating life.
At The Zoo Crew, we live each day the best that we can while living in park. (I promise. I will soon enough explain what that means.) Life may be messy, but through consistency and determination, we continue to strive to create our best life. We do our best to lead our children to confident independence through a relationship with Christ and hard work in all areas of living and learning. As a family, we face challenges with strength and determination no matter what. Failure just is not an option. Too much is at stake.
So, if you have been struggling, no matter how long, stick around. We can learn and grow together. There is strength in numbers, and it truly does take a village. I am working hard to support my health, nurture relationships, and educate my family. I invite you to come alongside me so that we can travel together through the good, the bad, and the ugly.
We'll talk soon -
Tina
