I'm feeling rather reflective today. It is still the beginning of the new year, the time for reflection on life: where we are, where we thought we would be, where we are going. I did not make a New Year's resolution this year, but I would like to take a few moments to take in life.
What a year! The change from this time last year to now is not just external; it is an internal change that I know has occurred with me and, I think, with Chris too. Just some random thoughts:
- The love you feel for your child is unexplainable.
- I take for granted that we have a healthy, perfectly normal child.
- Life will never be perfect and you will never be "there." I appreciate this so much more since having Annie. Yes, I need to prepare for the future, but more than that, I need to enjoy every minute of right now. My new secretary said she put 52 marbles in a jar when her daughter was born and took one out every week for her baby's first year of life. Almost HALF of Annie's marbles are gone already. Yes, she will hopefully have a lifetime of marbles, but this time when she is little is precious.
- In life, you should do what you have to do and put on a happy face while you are doing it. More and more, I see a larger plan (is this God's plan?) for my life. Meg has a shirt, "live the life you love," but I prefer "love the life you live." Take joy in this world!
OK, that's all for now. Did anyone laugh at the marble thing? As I reread that part, I realized it sounds like Anne is 6 months old and already losing her marbles. Lord help her as there is plenty of crazy in her genes!
I may not have a New Year's resolution, but I am trying to take steps toward further simplifying my life. This year, I am going to focus on finances, planning and spending responsibly so we can have another baby and maybe even retire someday. Getting pregnant in 2009 would be wonderful, but we will have to see!
If you are here only for the pictures, check out this big girl! and GO GATORS by the way!
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