losers!

Do you ever feel like a loser? This week, more than most, the Shepherds have been feeling rather humble and loser-esque. Our candidates all lost in Tuesday's primary. Our team, the Cincinnati Reds, have fallen to the deep pit of last place in their division--and probably all of baseball, for that matter. Justin has some of his own examples that I will not go into out of respect for him and his ventures! It just feels sometimes like we hit a losing streak in our lives and for a while everything goes south.

Lewis remains our sole success. While he is slow in some areas of development, he is lots of fun and we can see his progress weekly (if not daily).

We all go through tough times, and they tend to make us grateful for sucess when it comes. We definitely have hope for tomorrow. This is not the worst time we've ever had, and we always get through whatever comes our way. We're not looking for pity, just sharing the burden. These are light and momentary troubles that are sure to bring about lasting character development, and good stories for the grandkids someday.