New Years Resolution's

       I'm back from our trip to go see the Narwold side of the family for Christmas!

     The Drive to Wisconsin was about 7 1/2 hours with stops. This hungry pregnant lady had to stop a couple times for food or other things. ;) I'm 17 weeks along in my pregnancy now, and I'm still as hungry as ever! ;)

     The past couple days, I've been seeing lots of posts about New Years Resolution's. I've never been much into resolutions, but this year my husband and I decided to do things differently. I believe my husband got this idea from his brother, but it's great nonetheless, and I'd encourage ya'll to do the same.

     Talk to your spouse/Parents/siblings about everything God's done for you this past year. Talk about the good, the bad, and the things that you think you can work on this next year. Talk about your weakness's this past year, and how you can learn from them. Talk about how God gave you strength in the midst of trails. Talk about all the good that's come out of 2015. Talk about goals this year that you feel like God would want you to accomplish. 

     Start small... don't go big... like, become president of the United States. ;) Start out with something you think you'll be able to handle, like, memorize 1 Bible Verse a week; Or, resolve to watch less T.V./movies; Or, read 5 books about (Insert subject) by the end of this year. I know how it tends to go when you resolve to do something, and you do great in the beginning, but by the end of the year, it's kind of dissolved.
     This year, let's think on Psalm 90:12, "So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." I'd like more wisdom this year, wouldn't ya'll?!
     This year has been filled with much excitement, love, joy, peace, and laughter. However, it's also been filled with many tears, trials, tribulation, and sadness. Don't get me wrong, this year has been amazing!... but, I still struggled with things just like everyone else. I struggled with trusting God... trusting that God would bless us with children; Trusting God that I wouldn't have a miscarriage; trusting God that He already had a plan, and that He's sovereign and in control of everything!
     This year has been filled with many wonderful adventures with my amazing husband! I don't know how God does it, but He gave me the best man I could've ever asked for! Marriage has been very humbling for me, and I'm thankful for a man who sticks by my side, even when I'm a not-so-nice person. ;) The journey for me to go from daughter/wife/mom in the same year has been awesome, and it's been such a joy for me to see everything Gods done in my lief.
     So, what are your resolutions for this year?

Just for laughs: I resolve this year to have a baby! ;)

• What did you do for Christmas/New Years?
• How can you resolve to do better this year?
• What Bible verses have encouraged you throughout this year? 

My awesome little Niece!

A little Rest

After Christmas...the shopping, returning, getting clearance items, negotiating price matches, cleaning, cooking, cleaning more, cooking more, and... resting! :)
After Christmas, there's a sense of... peace. Finally, after wrapping presents, cooking, cleaning, preparing, everyone can rest. That's what it's suppose to be...right?! ;)
A tradition in our family every Christmas Day, is to have an open house in the afternoon. Have snacks, play games, and talk. This year was a little different. We had invited several families throughout that week to join us, and some of them said yes... it wasn't until the day before that everyone canceled! So, while my mom wanted to just cancel it, we told her no... when you start a tradition, you just can't stop. So, we invited out very good friends, the Sargent family over... they've come every year for the last 7 years? Any way, so, they came over. Our house was filled with laughter, food, games, and love. Our very good friend, whom is a police officer was on patrol that night, and decided to stop by for a few, so, our house was full.

After our friends left that night, as a joke, I said, "So, Mom, what do you want to do for New Years?!" ;)
A couple people, including myself are extroverts in our family, and so, if dad's off, then we should do something "fun"... not this time. :) After cleaning, and getting back to normal life, doing some returns, life was finally... normal... although, there is no such thing as normal in my life. ;)
Do you ever feel that way? My brother and I were talking about the story of Mary and Martha the other day. Martha was worried about this and that, while Mary, was sitting quietly at Jesus' feet.

"Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.  She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to His word. But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me.” But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”
~Luke 10:38-42~

So, as we prepare for New Years, and returning back to normal life, let's not be worried about everything, but instead, pray about everything. Have a wonderful New Years!

Philippians 4:6-7
 "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."