Two thousand eighteen is off to a running start, and I am finally sitting down to reflect on the past year. It is so easy to simply jump into a new year full speed ahead and not look back...but if there's one thing I've learned, it's that taking time to reflect on the past year, remembering God's goodness through all of the changes, and documenting the journey is so life giving. I encourage you to do the same if you haven't already, however that may look! ---------- Two thousand seventeen was a year that will be remembered around the world for heartbreaking tragedy and arising triumph, devastating division and resilient unity, and many situations in between. However, despite the ups and downs this past year brought, we continue to stand amazed at the one constant in our lives – the goodness and faithfulness of God! At the beginning of 2017, the word we felt led to focus on for our family was “intentional.” This encompassed everything from our deci