Love having this reminder on my bedroom wall...to see it every day and be reminded that life is special....that through all the unpleasantness and stings, there is still something to be grateful for...still something that is beautiful. 
Sorting through past years winter photos today, and ohhhh. big mistake. I want snow now. Bad. This crazy weather thinks it's spring...no snow yet, and no really cold weather! Winter where are you? It would be sooo lovely to wake up to inches of beautiful snow outside my window! Snow inspires me. Snow makes me all warm and happy inside!
And the new year has arrived.....and one can't help but feel the anticipation and excitement of what it might bring. I think back on last year and think how much happened....the events that shaped character, the heartache that brought tears, the new additions to the family that brought such joy, the little moments that made me so grateful, the mistakes made, the new places I got to go and see. Realizing how every single one of those things was meant for me...was meant to make me a better person, to shape my character, to draw me closer to God, to make me cherish life even more. But even more, once again seeing Gods faithfulness in every circumstance and detail of the past year. Seeing Him faithful in all that he said he would be!
