Saying Good-Bye

I'm not good at good-byes.  They're no fun and normally bring with them a little (or a whole lot) of "sting" that forever resides in your heart.

I've had to say my fair share of good-byes, some harder than others...some harder than the hardest of hard.  I've been changed by them.  I've learned from them.  I'm a stronger, yet more vulnerable, person because of them.  

Yet regardless of how much I hate saying that word...I also realize that it is a part of life.  Good-bye may be hard, but it is often followed by personal growth, new seasons of life, and eventually, very happy hellos.

Today...I'm starting the process of saying good-bye...  

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to my feet.

Baby Ritchie #3 arriving late January 2014!

Good-bye feet.  You'll most definitely be missed...but I'm so excited that when we meet again, there will be two new feet that come along with you!