A List Of Goals

After more careful thought and consideration for the upcoming year, I have made a list of goals that I believe will make me a better person, wife, and mother.

Here they are:

1. Laugh More: I thoroughly enjoy a good laugh, but I can get caught up in the rut of being a serious person at times. If I laughed a bit more at myself and with my family, imagine what kind of home atmosphere that would bring!

2. Pray Often: Instead of the let's pray for this or that because I need or want God's love and attention at the moment, I need to pray for my everyday blessings he has already blessed me with!

3. Love Like Crazy: I do love my family a great deal. I may not always show it to them like I want to though. I would like to have more random hugs and kisses and I Love Yous rather than just before bed each night. I consider myself a very loving and caring person so it's time to get on-board with this goal!

4. Think Positively: I have already chosen to be a more positive person...I just want to continue this one! I enjoy finding the good and positive blessings out of each ugly day.

5. Be Brave When You Are Scared: This is a good one when I feel like a coward. I know that I am going to get thrown into many challenging situations in 2012 and I want to conquer them with strength and courage!

Happy New Year!!

Live a life inspired...

As the new year approaches, I always get sucked into these things called--resolutions. It usually is the "I'm going to lose weight" or "I'm going to organize my house" kind of resolutions that I can commit to for a month or two. This year I want something that I know that I can commit to for longer...

I was in a store yesterday when something caught my eye. It was a bracelet that I bought that says..."live a life inspired." I {LOVE} this saying, especially after hearing the news of my mom's breast cancer.

I am inspired to do a lot of things this upcoming year including, running a half marathon for my mom! I have a race in mind in early fall (summer is my best training time), but I plan to do many 5K and 10K races throughout the spring and summer. Every step, every mile is for her and all she has had to go through in her life...I am inspired!

I just know that it is going to be a {GREAT} year!
What are you inspired to do this year?!

self-timer snapshots

I've been using my self-timer lately and I've been having lots of fun with it! I find that photos turn out best if you try to capture a moment rather than forcing the picture. This morning I took a few different snapshots of Brynn and I while we made memories together. These are some of my favorites because they aren't perfectly posed but more a peek into our morning.

It's feather time!

Today was an errand running kind of a day...mixed with a fun twist! Alexis and I were at the mall so we stopped by Regis and got her a feather! She spent more time picking just the right color out than it actually took to put it in.
Alexis has a quiet and shy personality, but her style is completely opposite...I knew this was totally her look!

I hope you enjoy it my dear, Alexis!

New Look

If you happen to be cruising around my blog, please know that I am going for a new look. As time allows, I am slowly pulling it together. It continues to be a work in progress! I can't wait to reveal the finished look!!

Lucky Me

He is the cheese to my macaroni

The horizon to my sky

The bacon to my eggs

The laces to my sneakers

The jelly to my peanut butter

The smile to my face

The gravy to my mashed potatoes

The bubbles to my bath

The milk to my cookie

The ink in my pen

The ketchup to my french fries

The water to my ocean

The icing on my cake

So lucky that I have him in my life!

Goofy Runs In The Family

There are many qualities and traits I hope to teach my girls. Like setting goals, being a friend to everyone, and making a cheap gift look expensive, but being able to be goofy is at the top of that list. It definitely will get them far in life if they are able to laugh at themselves and not be afraid of being silly.

The news this past week of my mom having breast cancer sure made me take a step back...in fact, it took my breathe away. The news slapped me in the face and it made me realize that once again, life should not be taken for granted.
It is times like this that I need to be able to be silly and it helps if others around me are as well! It brings me back to when my dad passed away...laughter really was my best medicine.
I am not at all putting my blinders on and not facing reality. Being goofy is just a part of my life...it really does run in the family!

BE SILLY
BE HONEST
BE KIND