Here Comes the Sun

 
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's all right

Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's all right

Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's all right

Sun, sun, sun, here it comes

2012 is almost over.  And I can honestly say that I'm not sad.  The words of the Beatles' song above kind of sums it up for me.  The winter, 2012, is moving out and I'm seeing the sun through the clouds as 2013 nears.

2012 has been a hard year--good, but hard.  The first 2 months of the year were pretty much consumed by studying for and taking the Bar Exam.  Then I had a month of rest.  In April I found out we were expecting Baby #3 and suddenly I was consumed by pregnancy, morning sickness, and every virus you can imagine.  The misery lasted for most of my pregnancy until my blood pressure ultimately went nuts and prompted my doctor to deliver our baby at 37 weeks.  But the next day, child #2 ended up in another ER across town.  Thankfully, by the end of Thanksgiving week, we were all home.  Then 2 weeks later, Mommy got the flu, then the boys got the flu, and we spent the next 2 weeks in quarantine--right up until Christmas.  Ugh, nothing has been easy this year.

But, 2012 was also a year of blessings:

•  Even though we "lost" our church at the end of 2011, in January we found a new church home at The Mount.
• After 3 months of studying like a crazy woman, I DID pass the February Bar exam. I am now officially a nurse attorney.
• Our month of rest in March included a 10 day trip to Hawaii.
• My April-November misery resulted in the birth of our beautiful daughter.
• Despite being MIA from work for most of 2012, at the end of the year I still have a job.
• As it turns out, my boys and I now have immunity to at least 1 strain of the flu this season.
• And I could go on...

I'm sorry that I haven't blogged much this year, but to be frank, I was barely surviving for most of the year.  I spent many months sick in bed and was barely able to keep up with my 2 boys.  Thus, I didn't keep up with housework, blogging, work, and things that I normally do.  Life was literally on hold as we waited for Baby G.

My theme for 2012 was "Family." Although that theme didn't run through my blog as much as I wanted it to, this year really did end up being about family.  Expanding our family, vacationing with our family,  finding a new church family, and enjoying the gift of family.  If there's one thing that I learned this year, it's that I love being a mommy and spending time with my family.  It may not be the easiest job.  And it may take all of my energy.  But my family is worth it. 

I hope you had a fulfilling 2012.  I look forward to sharing with you in 2013!