It's hard to believe that one year has passed since Japan was struck by the massive earthquake and tsunami that claimed so many lives and devastated that gracious and beautiful country. They are still trying to rebuild, stay hopeful, and move forward, despite the enormous obstacles that still loom before them.
I've admired their calm strength very much and pray that healing continues to envelop their land and hearts.
Here at 24C, things have been quite challenging as of late, and I apologize for the lack of posts because of it. The past five and a half years for us have been filled with much chaos and strife, not on the scale of course of what Japan has had to endure, but extremely stressful none the less. In the next month or so, we're hoping to finally have closure to several challenging situations, one being the flooding that took place over a year and a half ago now. It's just the tip of the proverbial iceberg really though...and we're starting to feel quite worn down by it all now.
So I'm looking towards the strength of those who have faced desperate trials such as the Japanese (as well as many others), and I'm also continuing to look up, as I believe that when we have nothing left to pull up from the depths of our souls, it must and can, come down to us from above.
"I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward."
~ Charlotte Bronte
(all images Dover Publications)
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