Looking Back at 2024

Once again, the year has come to an end. This event happens every 52 weeks, or 364.25 days, but it seems to come quickly. In 2024 we had a full extra day, but it is now time to look back at the year past and ahead to the one to come.

Nationally, the biggest thing to occur was likely the presidential election. According to some news sources, we had the earliest presidential debate in history, which ended up in President Biden ending his reelection campaign and the Vice President becoming the nominee. It meant VP Harris became the candidate without ever receiving a vote. Her short campaign spent $1.4 billion, but ended in debt and with a defeat to President Trump. Even before taking office, positive changes have come and I look forward to what will come in 2025.

Blogger at the end of 2024

Personally, it was a challenging year for my family and I. We had several months without much nursing coverage, making it hard for my parents to work or do regular activities. In August, mom's mother passed away, which will leave an empty spot in our life forever. After years of staying free from hospital stays, I returned with gusto. Having three ER visits, two ambulance rides, and two multi-day hospital stays is something I don't want to repeat. It again was hard on my parents and I and it took several weeks to recover.

On positive notes, I was able to do volunteer at both my regular gospel outreach events. I also completed a course on expository preaching and had a few opportunities to preach. Spring also marked my 20th anniversary for speaking at grade schools. My goal of including a picture with each post was also achieved. Despite difficulties, God brought us through again and continues His promise to fulfill our needs.

With a year ahead, I never know what to expect. Even though she finished school in December and moved back to Arizona, Brenda is planning to come help for a special event in a few months. My nursing coverage is currently stable with no changes foreseen. That is a big source of thanksgiving heading into the year and one to continue to pray about.

Thank you for sticking with the quad life through another spin around the sun. I will see what comes and report each week along the way.