It has been a long while since the last time that have written anything.  To be honest, there was a point in time within the past couple months that I believed that I was finished with this blog.  It took a bit of self reflection to realize that I had forgotten why I started MidwestJourneys in the first place.  Originally, I created this blog as a way to help those who are going down some of the same paths that I have been down, literally and figuratively.  I also wanted it to be a place where I could reflect on my thoughts.