Living Against the Wind

The wind has been blowing very strong lately. Sunday afternoon we were leaving Sam's and the wind was blowing strong and steady against me as I walked. I stretched my arms and enjoyed the warm sun and the wind blowing on my face. I am sure people thought I was nuts, but I didn't care. For once I could enjoy living against the wind! It was a feeling of freedom, warmth, invigorating. Yesterday I was walking the trails behind the office building and the wind was blowing again. I am always thinking of song lyrics during thoughtful times alone and I thought of the Bob Seger song "Against the Wind." I began to think about all the "things" Chris and I have been through the past 20 years and how we have used those trials to cling to each other and work through them together. We have been living against alot of wind. Sometimes the wind is hard, sometimes the wind dies down and we live quietly which doesn't seem to happen too often! We are in a bit of a whirlwind right now with financial issues, kid issues, health issues, but we will get out soon and keep rolling. We always do. We are young and strong and we are living against the wind.