{hi}atus

i am not really certain how to pick up where i left off over a year ago.  so many things have changed, and i like to think they have all been for the better.  some changes were welcome, and some, quite painful.  i have much to be grateful for and several who i am in debt to for loving & supporting me.  so, i suppose i will start there . . . with a very simple, "thank you" for my blessings, my dear friends & family {who i never, ever keep in touch with as nearly as often as i think about you . . . i love you}, and for remembering and "doing" this blog today. selfishly, i enjoy the therapy these writings are to me & have convinced myself that blogging allows each of us to see how truly similar our lives {w/joy & disappointment} really are.