life changing

life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't, and believe that everything happens for a reason. if you get a chance, take it. if it changes your life, then let it. nobody said it'd be easy; they just promised that it'd be worth it.

It's forever in my mind; etched permanently alongside so many other things.

Words painted on the wall with love, an interchangeable face for words to inspire, motivate, and boost, commanding that there is no one worthy of taking your sparkle.

Tears streaming; tears of sadness, happiness, and relief all at once.

This year has been the hardest of my life.  Not 2012; but the last twelve consecutive months.  I'm thankful for my faith, for my family, and for love.

I have never been more sad, more hopeful, more questioning, and more empowered by another person's strength in all of my life.  I'm thankful for the opportunity, yet weary from the tears.

And I'm so thankful for the smiles these two bring me.