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Birthdays have changed for me.
I think about all the things I hope will become part of my life one day, and then I look back at what had to happen first.
This year reminded me that the things I'm most grateful for didn't happen overnight. The finished book came after years of writing, rewriting, and questioning myself. Progress with Ella came after putting her healing ahead of my own plans. A strong relationship came from choosing to keep learning about each other, especially when it wasn't easy. And it made me wonder what I'll be looking back on a year from now...

Maybe that's what getting older has given me. Less focus on milestones, and more appreciation for the work that makes those milestones possible.

-Joanna