The new year. 2013. And it came fast. I almost feel like we just celebrated 2012. We had many ups and downs. We welcomed our third child, we visited a new city, we made so many fun memories, we made it through sickness and surgeries, we were broke, we had plenty, we had birthdays, we had parties, we camped, we read books, we ran races, we swan, and we loved.
We celebrated the same way as last year, cuddled up on the couch with the kids, minus Evelyn of course because she has an early bedtime:) I didn't make it to midnight technically. I made it to New York City's midnight but not ours. So that still counts, right? We had chilli and wine and it was very nice and relaxing after having a house full of kids all day. 10 to be exact! Eli had friends over and Ava had friends over, they had so much fun. I wanted them to get one wild and crazy day before they have to go back to school and they got it!
I really hate making New Years resolutions, so I kinda won't.
But I know there are things I want to change about myself and the way I do things. I've already wrote about cleaning and organizing and purging from our home and that is still high on my list. I plan on starting with pictures and videos and getting them organized. I have to do this. I can't put it off any longer.
I want to grow in my relationship with God. I want to be closer to Him than ever before and I know I have to change certain things in my life to do that and I'm ready. I want to be kinder, I want to be more patient. I want to love life, I mean really love it. I want to jump in head first everyday. I want to cherish every moment and have no regrets. I want life to be about moments and not things. In the past I've longed for more and more and that always seems to leave a big empty space to fill up with more and more.A vicious cycle. I want to focus this year on living a simple life, spending less money and enjoying all the little things. All the things that really matter. I want to enjoy my family and watch them grow and love every second of it.
We live in such a materialistic world that its hard not to fall into the trap of wanting more and more and more. You will never win. You will never catch up because somewhere out there someone else with have something better, I promise you. I've fallen into the trap many times. I've been looking around my home and taking in all this stuff we have. It s a lot. Way too much. How could I possibly want or need more. I feel very selfish when I stop and think about it. I just loaded my car with a huge box of Ava's clothes, it felt so good. So here's to living simply!
I pray that God helps me to keep my feet on the ground, that he gives me the desire to want less and love more. That he fills me with contintment. I beleieve that being content in your life leads to peace. I pray for health and happiness for my family and all of yours. We were blessed with a great year in 2012 and I hope for another great one.
Here is a little of our year................... some great memories were made.
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