The downhill slide

My life reminds me of an afternoon spent sledding.

Sometimes it has been a slow knee deep trudge, uphill, against all odds.

And sometimes it has even been a sludgy walk through thinly covered mud that seemed to go on forever.

But often it has felt like a wild madcap zip down a snowy hill on a sunny day. My children tucked in, in front of me, my family and friends scattered along the hillside around me, the dog barking merrily in the background.

The farther I get into this life the faster I go until the days and weeks and years are almost a blur.

 Contrary to what you might believe, though, it just keeps getting better and better!