New Year Poem

Goodbye 2018, Hello 2019

Goodbye 2018,

you were something like

a roller coaster ride.

If I were to plot you on a graph,

we’d start at the bottom

with two eye surgeries.

We’d then begin to go up

and another whoosh down

with the flu.

Then a bit of wavy line

up and down,

preparing for our trip.

Then four weeks up to the top of the chart

with the trip to Scotland and Ireland

being so wonderful.

Then a coming back to average

and a plunge down with cellulitis

and yet another deep dive with shoulder and arm pain.

Then a slow climb up in the fall and reaching up

but not quite as high as Europe,

with a trip to Las Vegas and Mesa.

I won’t forget the loopty-loops of losing Justin

and struggling with Loren’s health,

and the plodding parts of training with Adam.

Hello 2019,

I’m eager to see what you hold.

I make my plans, but the Lord directs my steps.

So, 2019, please obey the Lord to His honor and glory.