9) In the face of tragedy, strong faith and the support of those who love you are the balm that begin the healing process.
8) Women are, surprisingly, never too old to believe popularity matters.
7) Forgivness is not an action that requires two people.
6) Friends love you despite of who you are, not because of who you are.
5) Children can start to learn the value of hard work at the age of 3.
4) The most important item to consider when planning ahead is the end result of your actions.
3) My kids are amazing, resilient, examples that I learn from whenever I pay close attention.
2) No matter how hard one tries to do what's right, there will always be people who somehow see the wrong in their actions. (why! Why! WHY!!!) You just have to keep on, keepin' on.
1) Being loved by a man who is (almost) always right, is the biggest blessing in my life.
So, Happy New YEAR!!! Did you have a good holiday? We have had a very busy November and December. The jewelry business kicked into high gear the last 7 weeks and I have barely been able to keep my head above water. I finally ended up setting my Etsy shop to Vacation Mode because I was feeling overwhelmed and needed some time with my family. What a blessing it was to our family to have John home most of December!
On Christmas Eve we were invited to dinner at our friends, the Gibbons', home. We had a delicious meal, opened some traditional gifts and enjoyed an evening of game playing and good laughs. Starting over again in a new area for the second time in a year has been challenging for us all and we are so grateful to people like Becca and Randy who make an effort to reach out and pull us into this new ward family we have joined in Dallas. Christmas Day was actually very relaxing. After opening gifts, we stayed in our PJs for the day, did a little sleeping, had a yummy ham dinner, and spent quality family time together.
The last few days have been spent in Kansas City where we have been happily visiting friends and enjoying New Year festivities. The VanOrmans had a crazy fun party at their home last night where we were able to see many of our favorite friends. We played a little Rock Band, toasted 2008 babies born and conceived, healthy children, old friends, new friends, new jobs, loved ones, God, our country, and all good things, and just had an all around fabulous time.
We are thinking of all of our loved ones at this time and pray that God will bless you with good health, strong faith, and much prosperity this year. We love you!
Here's to your happiness!
4 comments:
I love your lessons learned for he year. That's exciting that your were busy with the jewelry making, and even better that you were able to take a break from it and enjoy the holidays with your family. Happy New Year!
good times!!! i'm so sad i had to leave before rockband and the fun group picture!!! happy new year, and here's to life's lessons learned the easy way and the hard way!
I hear ya on the moving twice in one year! That was HARD!!
great new years eve pictures!! we're sad now that we missed all the group pictures and new years toasts! i loved your top ten things lessons learned, a good many of them are also on my list....
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