Anniversary celebrations (or just acknowledgments) can be bittersweet. But I like anniversaries better than birthdays. It's not a matter of being mindful of the day I was born, but how long something in my life has lasted that I prefer. I'm all about staying power!
Today is our wedding anniversary. Chip and I are married 22 years today.
But every year offers its own anniversaries - those that make me smile and those that make me weep. This year. . . 
- It's the 22nd anniversary of my wedding!
- It's the 3rd anniversary of our move back to Florida.
- It's the 4th anniversary of my mother's death.
- It's the 2nd anniversary of owning my dream car!
- It's the 23rd anniversary of my teaching.
- It's the 30th anniversary of my first kiss.
- It's the 19th anniversary of my daughter's death.
- It's the 27th anniversary of my high school graduation.
- It's the 5th anniversary of our first cruise!
- It's the 38th anniversary of my salvation!
- It's the 10th anniversary of our trip to Florence, Italy.
- It's the 2nd annniversary of my first tattoo (yes, I hope to get another)
- It's the 45th anniversary of my birth (you probably call them birthdays)
- It's the 3rd anniversary of this particular blog.
And. . .
It's the 10th anniversary of my first book APPLES & CHALKDUST:Inspirational Stories and Encouragement for Teachers! A new updated version is about to be released!
