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Another Trip Around the Sun: A Birthday Reflection of my Previous Year

As I sit at my computer on my birthday, I thought it would be interesting to start a tradition of writing a blog looking back at my trip around the sun.  2018 was filled with personal challenges, amazing learning opportunities, relationship mending, self-doubt, and renewal.

I spent much of 2018 wondering "who am I?"  I had to face some hard facts that decisions I had made YEARS ago were still affecting relationships with my boys in the present.  I had always known that the realities of divorce would negatively impact my relationship with them, but for years we had been able to ignore some of the problems that my choices had caused.  Thankfully, my boys, their mom, their step-dad, and my wife all supported us working through the issues so that our relationships could flourish going forward.  While it hasn't always been easy, I am proud to say that the relationships with Daniel, Josh, and...