Good-bye to 2009 and welcome the New Year! Last year definitely had its ups and downs but......WE SURVIVED! I realized that it takes a "special" person to live this military lifestyle and I am very proud of myself for holding my family together and making it through times of being a single parent (while anthony was deployed), being alone alot and so very homesick. But my mom is someone that I can always depend on. She is there for me to "vent" to on my thoughts and feelings. She is always so encouraging and she UNDERSTANDS what myself anthony and the girls are going through. She has come to visit every year and we don't even have to ask her to, she asks us! And that shows me that she is thinking of her precious grandkids and wants to come and spend time with them. Without her, I don't know if I could've made it through this past year. When the time comes for us to move closer to home, I look forward to spending so much time with her! I feel like I owe her the world for all she has done for me and my little family. She was a highlight of MY 2009.
This year, I am not going to sweat the small stuff. But instead, focus on myself and my children and husband with all my energy. In the past, I was too focused on what others thought of me and that will be no more. I am not perfect, but am a good person and I won't allow anyone else to criticize, critique or change me and affect me negatively. I swear to surround myself with positive forces and positive people. It can only enrich my family and myself. I am so proud of my strength that i have found and I only plan on getting stronger.
This year I pray for my little girls to be healthy and happy. I pray for my husband to be safe on his journeys and I pray that I will continue to be that STRONG and OPTIMISTIC woman that my mom has enstilled in me to be. I hope this year is illuminating. Let the sun shine so bright and let us admire the beauty that God has created for us. Happy New Year to everyone!
And remember, "let us not be selfish, let us be selfless".
GOD BLESS~
