Kristin, I have enjoyed your blog so much ( and this is from a very "so so" blogger by the way!  I have a hard time keeping up with my New Zealand updates!)  I just had to tell you that this entry really spoke to me and I needed to read it, thank you. 2 years ago I found myself in a place of needing to "re-define" myself, I was lost and how does one start over?  I'm still working on that, but by the Grace of God every day can  be a new beginning if I choose it to be so.  It is easy to be cautious and to keep up defensive,  it takes work, choice and a whole lot of faith to be hopeful and to pick up one foot and keep putting it in front of the other.  Thank you for the reminder of that in this post.  I am glad for a reconnection, even if it is electronic at this point, with you.  I know we are very different people then the ones we knew in college, but I am thankful for a glimpse into your life.
much love, DaNae