Hello, friends 
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but I want you to know… I am proud of you. I know it’s been a tough year for a lot of us, but we made it to the end! You made it. You did it. I don’t know everything that happened in your life this year, but I want you to just take a moment and breathe. It’s been a long year, so take a moment to find some peace. I know that in the midst of the storms and the battles and the losses and the burdens of this year, it seems impossible to find peace, but if I have learned one thing through the hardships of this past year, it’s that peace and light can be found in even the darkest of times. I have found that peace in a Person who brought peace even in the midst of my wildest storms! 
I know this year was hard. It was certainly the hardest of my life, with more valleys than mountaintops, but we’ve made it through. I don’t know what this next year will hold for any of us, but please be proud of yourself for making it this far. Even if there were times where you felt like giving up or like you just couldn’t go on, you have made it to this time and place, and whatever this new year brings, just take it one day at a time. As my favorite author, Jenny L. Cote says, “Know that you are loved and you are able.” So to everyone who reads this post, I want you to remember that going into this new year. You are loved and you are able.
Sending hugs to anyone who needs them! (And if you don’t like hugs, here’s a puppy and kitty to bring a smile to your face 
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With love,
thank you, you beautiful and wonderful soul, I hope your year is amazing, and you get everything you ever hoped for in 2023 <333