Life, as I know it, should be a country song.

I've come to the conclusion that my life would make a great country song. I've fought against country for as long as I've been alive, but there's something about it that just sounds like home. My life right now is very bitter sweet and I think it'll always be that way. I'm forever going to feel the weight of what I once was and celebrate who I am now as I continue to grow.

I live in a suburb that is beautiful and there are parks to play in and people I love that live near by, but I may never see them in the summer sun. I may never experience the city when hypothermia is not a threat. I may never get to see a movie on the lawn or see a concert at dusk. I haven't seen fireworks on the 4th of July since 2009 and I anticipate that won't be remedied until 2013. As much as I hate all of these realities I know that I'm experiencing things that many people will not. I get to not only take a chapter from the book of adventure to be my own, but I'm also writing an epic story of God's love for the world. I am exactly where I'm supposed to be and that's more than enough to keep me from grumbling.