[flickr id=”8275837319″ small=”thumbnail” overlay=”true” size=”small” group=”” align=”left”]2012 has been a very long, and painful year.

Struggles have abounded. Many that you’ve seen, some that I haven’t been able to post about (or started to, but had to stop because we’re not as out of the mess of it as we thought we were).

The pain and struggles have taught me a number of lessons, important lessons.  Lessons I will carry with me into 2013.

For now, though.

For now I’d like a measure of peace.

A few days to breathe.

To not pretend this year has been great, that I’m fine, we’re all fine.

Good things did happen, yes…a few very wonderful things.

But bad things have too – and the bad things have beat me down a bit.

So, just for today.

For today I’m going to submerge in peace.