Appreciate the small things

I am not one for New Year Resolutions for a few reasons. 

• I always seem to let myself down.
• I shouldn't need a "new year" to want to better myself. 
• Everyone else does it, and I like to be different :) 

But this year, I REALLY want to change a few things in my life, and I am not getting any younger. So...here are my *New Year Resolutions* Please my friends, keep me accountable! 

1. Interact with God daily
2. Reach out to family more, rather then just the occasional, "How are you?"
3. Appreciate the small things 
4. Strengthen my marriage {always room for improvement, even those with the best of marriages!} 
5. Oh and, GET OUT OF DEBT :/ 

All this to say, in *2012* I found myself focusing on worldly things TOO much, even though I knew they were so temporary. Why did I do this? Because I am human. That is why. I need to remind myself of this daily. But just because I am human, doesn't mean it is my "ticket" to focus on these worldly things. God has placed these "things" in our life because he wants to see us happy. But first and foremost, we need to be completely happy and satisfied in Him. I need to work on this in the new year. 

In *2013* I am reading the bible in a year. Each year I tell myself I am going to do this and I get to about day 3, and get overwhelmed and I think to myself "I have read Genesis so many times, I practically memorize it!" This time, I am following a website {thanks to my friend Amber Dawn} that I am really fond of! Here is the link: http://www.ajesuschurch.org/pdf/reading-plan-2011.pdf. Please do this with me! I wake up and look forward to my time with God. I feel so excited :) 

Please, make your New Years Resolution, it isn't too late! And I will help and encourage you to keep those goals too, let's do this friends! 

On a completely different note: SO thankful for all the new friendships that I have already made this year! You girls are true GEMS! XOXO

A few pictures from *2012*

Pregnant on Halloween at work :)

Christmas party for work!

Daddy and his boy.