These have become a reflection for me to laugh at and maybe set a few goals for the new year. It’s refreshing for me to look over the last year and see what happened and how I want to change or maybe keep things the same. I hope you can read through, get a good laugh, enjoy the pictures, and maybe learn or apply a thing or two. Share with me what you thought and something you learned in the last year!
- Still love rewatching shows…over and over and over
- I’ve recently been processing what the “will of God” really means, but surprise!, I’m learning it’s not what we were taught growing up and is super simple
- Still love being a stay-at-home mom, but have found that when I’m not rooted in God’s word and truth for the day, being a mom is harder than ever – you’ve got to have that Jesus’ strength!
- Loving our neighbors + being good neighbors is a gift that keeps giving
- Putting real pants on, putting some concealer on, and curling my eyelashes, can do a lot of good
- Napping is still awesome
- Horses are calming, intuitive, big lovers (pictured below a friends horse we got to care for in the summer)
- Social Media is still not missed
- Laughter is good for my soul – the nose crinkling, eyes watering, stomach hurting type of laughter
- Continue to look for rainbows to be reminded
- Life, happiness, joy, whatever you want to name it – it’s all in the little things
- Allowing myself the joy to create art is important, mini watercolors and getting back to my day one, acrylics
- Good friends are hard to come by, but when you come by them, wrap them up and don’t let them go
- Chickens still bring me joy; cracking open the fresh eggs and seeing that orange yolk brings happiness (pictured below four chickens getting all the gossip)
- Celebrate the little successes
- Lemon Oil fixes ailments of the lips
- Buy good pens that flow nicely Order Chatbooks to keep those memories alive
- Keep working out 5 days a week
- Put your phone down and be 100% there with your kid-they notice
- Say “yes” to the things your kid wants to do, even when you don’t want to do it
- Getting involved in our church has been life-giving
- Serving and having a servant’s heart is life-giving
- Laugh at the awkward pictures, the not-perfect pictures, and the pictures where your kid wouldn’t listen – it is a stage, enjoy the stage, and whenever you see the picture in the future you will laugh, I promise
- Continue to read your Bible daily, in a bible study or journaling by yourself, and stay in the word – it’s a cup filler
- Read the Bible front to back at least once in your life
- Podcasting is a new hobby
- Honor your 106-year-old, Great Aunt – Ask her all the questions, she has the most life wisdom out of us all. Love you, Aunt Jenny
- Still trying to figure out control issues/OCD thinking
- Therapy is STILL good
- Baking bread is a new hobby, going to tackle sourdough this year
- Cooking/Baking at home brings a sense of accomplishment and gratitude
- Making the bed every morning will not disappoint
- Build new highways in your brain that lead to positivity and truth – it’s easier to go down a highway that is filled with lies and deceit
- Camping as a family is a must – even in the rain
- Reading lots of books is so rewarding
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