Monday, January 6, 2014

Welcome 2014!

Brr!! Today was supposed to be our first day back to "reality"...school starting and Joe returning to work. However, it's so stinking cold outside that school was canceled for today. Which is fine by me....I have rather enjoyed having our oldest little home with us!

I started this post a few days ago and it started to get really long and "deep" and as I wait for old pictures to upload to snapfish so I can make a photo book...I thought I would hop over here and create a short and sweet 2014 letter!

I have been pondering this year and when it comes to goals, a few things stand out to me above all others. Some are for our family and some are just for me! Here are a few of my goals/thoughts/hopes/wishes for 2014, in a very small nutshell:

  • Get back into the workout routine! Everyone is happier when this momma gets alone time, exercise, and I start feeling better about myself--win-win! 
  • More date nights with the husband. 2013 was revolved mostly around adding another precious, sweet human being to our family, and not a lot of alone grown-up time. At all. End of 2013 we were showing an improvement, but Joe and I have decided that is a priority this year.
  • More one-on-one time with our "big" kids! They need it, we need it.
  • "Guard your heart more than anything else, because the source of your life flows from it." -Proverbs 4:23    I saw this Bible verse in one of the daily devotionals I read-actually on January 1st and it has stuck with me. One of my goals this year is to focus on guarding my heart; from impatience, from greed, from envy, from anger, from gossip, etc. and being content in all circumstances. I think I am pretty good about these things most of the time and I like to think I am a very grateful person who is truly content with the quiet little life that we have been blessed with. However, I am human and those icky feelings creep in from time-to-time, so this is something I want to work on.
And there you have it, the short and sweet, highlights of my list of goals and resolutions for this brand new year. Happy New Year friends!

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