Out with the Old

I love everything about Christmas,

 the food, the decorations, the family time, the charitable attitudes, the focus on Christ..... 

but I also LOVE reclaiming my home from the chaos and the clutter and the mess

This year especially, it feels good to be out with the old and in with the new.... 

With our new adventure just days away, 

it feels like so many parts of our life are getting a fresh start.

The past 14 months have been a crazy time for us since Wayne lost his job.

But we have been so blessed 

with many small miracles along this journey.

I think the biggest miracle of all has been

that I am keenly aware that I have a Father in Heaven

who is absolutely aware of me 

and of my needs and my secret desires.

I can't begin to name the small tender mercies that I have experienced 

the past 14 months that have proven this to me over and over again.

A quick recap of our year.....

T gave us a new grandson  in January.

E got married in March to an amazing man.

If we believed in arranged marriages, 

I doubt I could have picked someone so perfect for her!!

(... and she got some pretty spectacular in-laws as part of the package!)

Wayne started training to become a State Farm agent in April

...and graduated from that training in November...

So proud of him for all his hard work!!!

I got to quit my job at the pool & spa company in August

and got all my licensing to be able to work with him in our new business.

S started her Senior year of high school in September

(can't believe that come next fall... only my baby will still be in school)

In November,I got to take a week long road trip to Bear Lake 

to see my momma and spend some time with friends that I haven't seen for a while.

(Thanks for crashing your wheeler mom, 

so I would have an excuse to come spend some time with you!!!)

In December we started construction on the new office and that is almost wrapped up.

Most of the office is set up and ready to rock and roll

come January 2nd.

I have some awesome friends

 that have played an important part of my journey this past year 

and I know for a fact that God has a plan for our lives 

and that if we can humble ourselves to the point of turning our lives

over to HIM...

that He has great things in store for us...

 He has directed us to be in the right place at the right time

to reap some amazing blessings 

and to reconnect with friends that surely we knew in the pre-existence!

I sometimes have to pinch myself to believe that 

life is so good to us.

So here's to bigger and better things in the coming year!

May you all be blessed and comforted

and may we all remember what's truly important in our lives!