With the turning of the last page of the calendar for 2017 I am prodded to reflect on the year past. Last year had its share of trials and triumphs. As a family we were blessed to travel to eight different countries. We had four sets of longer stay guests. My in-laws celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary while my mother celebrated her 90th birthday. We assimilated more into a new culture and picked up parts of a new language. There were new sights and experiences around our home and across our host country of France. The best part of the year was experiencing all of our adventures as a family.
Our journey through 2017 was not without a few speed bumps. Work, school, assimilation and a foreign language can be thorns in the flesh. Determination, a strong faith and unity as a family we overcame/are overcoming the trials of life.
A new year also brings with it a fresh start and a renewed hope. We know we will almost certainly be moving this year, but we don't know where or when. Before we potentially depart we are planning our list of "to-do's" and "to-visits." Our faith and strength as a family will help us in all adventures be they positive, negative or in-between. The theme of taking life as it comes and making the most of it will carry on.
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