Good evening Readers:
I am so glad to finally be back with you. The holidays are past us and we are moving into another semester of school. It is going to be an interesting one. Most of the curriculum has been created for the course, but there are still things that need to be changed and things that will work differently because the kids are different.
Today's title is pretty much exactly what this post is going to be about. There have been so many things going through my head that I figured now would be a good time to address them (or at least talk about them.)
This week marks the one year anniversary of my Grandfather's death. I miss him so much! It is funny to me how even still a year later I will go to visit my Grandparents and then I am struck with the reality that he isn't going to come in form a golf game. Or his absence at Christmas. These are all things I have had to deal with. In talking with my mom the other day I commented on the fact that it funny how much I have struggled with this, because I have dealt with death before. I've dealt with a situation that was much worse. But I miss him! (I'm not saying that I don't miss the other people in my life that have passed away.) I have also come to realize that I am SO thankful to GOD for him providing me the opportunity to move closer to home. I was given four years to get to hang out with my Grandfather and become closer to him. He was always a quiet man, but had a great effect on my heart. I loved him!
The other thing on my mind completely off topic I said it was RANDOM today! We are taught our whole lives to not talk to strangers. To be leery of people we don't know. I completely agree with the reasoning of teaching young children not to talk to strangers. But has anyone else ever found it odd that as we grow up and we become more independent speaking to strangers is something we do every day. I have found that some of the "strangers" I have crossed pass with have touched my life or made my day in extraordinary ways. Maybe is the smile from the lady at the post office that brightens my day. Maybe it is the laugh that I get from older woman at the grocery store, when our carts almost collide. Or the little child who sits patiently waiting for his mother to feed him, he is such a little trooper. When we all know he could be screaming. Or the man at the grocery that sees you looking at apples and recommends his favorite kind and insists that you get them because you are "guaranteed to love them" so you go get the ones he recommends (I haven't tried them yet, they are still on my table;))
I feel like the whole reason this is so interesting to me is because I am be nature (I think I get it form my dad) a very shy person. I will not start a conversation with you, even if I have seen you a number of times. I don't like being around a bunch of people I don't know. But I love smiling at a person and seeing them smile back. I love when they make a comment or strike a conversation with me. Normally, those are the moments that stick with me and define me week. What about you? Have you ever noticed? Or are you going through life to fast to notice those around you.
For 2015 I have set a few goals for myself. Ready:
1. Loose some weight (don't we always make this goal)
2. Stress only about the things I CAN control (GOD please take care of the rest)
4. Craft MORE
5. Read 30 books this year
6. Be a better wife
7. Be a better teacher
8. Be a better daughter
9. Be a better sister
10. Be a better friend
Don't get me wrong I don't think I am particularly bad at any of the last 5 things. I just believe that we can always be better. There is always room to improve in our lives.
What are your new years resolutions! It's only the first full week of January don't give up on them yet.
1. I only had one helping at dinner, and I have left items on my plate when I go out to eat. They make great lunches. (baby steps). I've also been working out a bit and hope to improve this as the time goes on.
2. I'm working on this. Praying that GOD will make some decisions in my life and guide me to be able to not stress over the things that only he can make happen even though it is so hard.
4. I've already finished 1 book and and almost finished with another.
See I'm cruising through 2015 so far.
Have a great night!
