New Years Resolutions?

I don't recall ever having a New Years resolution, besides maybe thinking for a day that "maybe I will have a New Years resolution this year and it will be___" and by the next day I have already forgotten. I feel like throughout the year I try to improve myself already. For me it would just be another way to procrastinate, I would wait for the New Year to create a resolution instead of working on improving myself (mind or body) at that time. Though I don't think any less of people who do it, if it works I think it's great!

I saw a blog where instead of looking at all they wanted to do for the New Year, instead took time to look at all they achieved last year. I really like that. It also seems like a really cool tradition to do with your kids instead of having them create a resolution. A great way to remember what we achieved and also what God did for us over the past year. I love to journal when I have time with God, it helps keep me focused, slows me down to really think about things and it's always neat to go back later and to remember what I had learned and to see prayers that were later answered.

So a few highlights from this last year

January 24 - found out I was pregnant

February 26, 1st ultra sound

Truth Conference with students - told the students we were pregnant

May (?) found out I was pregnant with a boy

Kept getting bigger...

Went to a ton of weddings, got to see some good friends marry and start their lives together, a few Tom was in, one he officiated

My nephew graduated kindergarten and stared 1st grade, this is him with his mom. Love them!

June: Was part of a Summer Training program. Here's a picture of the group of us. It was amazing!

September 14, became parents!

The rest of the year has been a blur but wonderful as we have been learning to be parents and still husband and wife and individuals. So many highlights and firsts!

My only regrets or disappointments was missing some good friends weddings. They were in August and early September and the doctor just wasn't comfortable with me traveling to far that late in the pregnancy. I wish I could have been at those events but it just wasn't so.

I still can't believe how much life has changed in one year. This time last year I didn't even know I was pregnant yet, and here I am with an almost 4 month old. Looking through pictures from last year I am reminded of all the wonderful family and friends I am blessed to be surrounded by, the wonderful place I get to live and the amazing job I have. There is hard things in all of it, and loving people is always hard as you hurt with them but the joys are so much greater then the pain.

Thank you Lord for such an amazing year! I'm excited to see what you do in 2011!