Changes

I live in a little town where everyone knows everybody, well okay it's not that little anymore, but it use to be. And we still know a lot of people, news travels fast, and people still wave at each other up and down my street.  Our town isn't perfect, we have our share of ridiculousness but that's to be expected everywhere I guess.  Our town is special because of the camaraderie we share.  When tragedy strikes a family in our town the whole town feels it and it creates motion and outward reaches to help those in need.  Our little town has seen a lot of this it feels like recently and it's so great to feel apart of a community that lifts each other up, in the good or the bad our little town is a great place to live!

While viewing the hurt that some go through when unexpected things happen, I've recently been noticing that the THINGS don't matter so much.  We work so hard to provide nice comforts and a nice living for our families but if they were taken away today would any of that matter?  I've had a change of perspective!  My relationships will remain forever, my THINGS will go away!  Make each moment count, for life can CHANGE in a NEW YORK MINUTE!

~2013 Ring in the New Year ~

With 2013 rolling in with a bang we had a great bash and played games laughed, drank too much Martinelli's and ate way too much homemade food!  It was probably one of the best New Year's Eve's EVER (minus the fact that we were missing a certain daughter).  Simple! Festive! Fun!  With that said I have much to do, say and plan for this next year.  AMAZING 2013, yes it will be EPIC!

My cute friend has a challenge each year to sum up all your accomplishments in one word, what do you want to get out of this year?  What ONE word sums up those goals? Well I thought and thought and debated I had so many amazing words come to mind so many deep thoughts and so much that I pondered about doing this year.  I finally decided on one word..... are you ready?  Are you sure?..................My word for 2013 is (drum roll please bddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd) 

STRENGTHEN

This word has so much meaning to me, there are so many things that I want to apply to this word, behind this word, in front of this word, the possibilities are ENDLESS!  

I want to STRENGTHEN my Testimony & relationship with my Father in Heaven with My Savior Jesus Christ!  By reading my scriptures regularly, by magnifying my calling, by teaching my children about Them and Their love for us, by living righteously and loving unconditionally!

I want to STRENGTHEN my Family! I want to have my children know who they are.  I want them to love each other to love their lives and to be happy and confident.  I want them to try new things and make mistakes and be kids and be adults (because we have both now!) and to know they are loved no matter what.  I want our home to be a place of peace and tranquility where they can escape the pressures of life and be themselves.

I want to STRENGTHEN my body!  I want to eat healthier and exercise more.  I want to be strong and feel good and be ME!  I want to build muscle and tone my body.  I want to drink more water and have more energy.  I want to have this be a lifelong change not just for the moment.

I want to STRENGTHEN my mind!  By working harder in my schooling, reading more uplifting books, learning new skills, teaching my children more things, learning from the world around me.  Also with that I want to learn to be more at peace, to STRENGTHEN my clarity of mind, meditate, yoga, peace, serenity!

I want to STRENGTHEN my relationships and my love for others!  I want to love everyone and see the best that they have to offer.  Overlook the negative and the bad and try to be looking for the silver lining around every dark cloud, or the beauty that no one else sees. I want to take time to STRENGTHEN my relationships, with my Husband, with my children, with my family and with my friends.  I want to take the time because I know that's what's important.  Not how clean my counters are, or how much laundry I got done today.  I want to make the moments count and I want to be a better wife, mother, friend, sister, daughter, granddaughter, aunt, cousin, niece, teacher, student, Kyndra!

I want to STRENGTHEN my abilities and weaknesses!  Work on what I don't do so well and perfect what I do do well.  I want to make schedules and plan meals, to be better prepared to serve my family.  I want to have a better plan for the kids I take care of, do more activities, learn more and experience more with them. I want to work on my bad habits and create good ones.

My list could go on and on.  2013 is the year of STRENGTHENING myself, my family, my life, my jobs, my loves, my skills, my relationships, my body, my mind, my spirit and whatever else may fall into place.

I know I won't get it all done, and guess what that's OK!  I am not perfect - I am a work in progress, but each day I can do better, each day I can STRENGTHEN something even if it's just a teeny tiny bit!  I am so excited and so humbled to have to so much in my life!  I am grateful for LIFE and grateful for this NEW YEAR and all it brings with it~  Happy 2013!  

To go along with my one word is my new motto:

I HOPE TO LIVE UP TO EVERY WORD!

What are you doing for 2013?  What are your goals, your dreams, your motto, your one word?