Happy New Year

It is that time of year again. The time of year, we stop and reflect on what has happened and what we want to change. Honestly, you can't avoid it. Even if you say you don't make resolutions, I think we all do. We all have things we want to change. I have a few goals this year. I want to lose a set amount of weight, mostly baby weight. I want to be a better mother to my children. I want to be a better wife to my husband as this year will bring us the challenge of deployment (again). I want to dive deeper into my relationship with God. I want to be a better friend to all. Will I fall off the wagon? Probably. I won't beat myself up over it or wait til next year. I will get back up and keep going.
Since I am in the reflection frame of mind, lets look back on my year. Back in January, we were living in Savannah, Ga getting ready for our move to Alaska. I found out I was pregnant again and feeling unsure of it all. JT got the Leadership Award at his school and got his name carved on a wall at Ft. Stewart. We said goodbye to our good friends (who will be moving up here soon) and made our way to the last frontier. JT met Sarah Palin and told her she was hot. Ella started school. Olivia made it out of the toddler years. And Sutton Grace was born. We made friends here that will be friends for life. We got to show some of our family where we live. I got to see moose. I got to eat moose, salmon, and halibut.
Who knows what all this next year will bring. I am sure it will be more challenging than this last year because of the deployment, but I will forge though knowing that I have my God to carry me through. I choose to look at life as a glass half full attitude. There is no use in being negative. I look to this year to bring many life lessons and many memories. I look forward to reflecting again this time next year. Who knows, maybe this next year, I will see a bear (from the truck of course).
Happy New Year all!!!