Newtown

My friend, C called to tell me that God had laid it on her heart to create scrapbooks to give to the families that lost their children in the Newtown, CT school shootings. 20 children gone. So that last few weeks I have been eking out time to go create these books - 20 pages per scrapbook - with my girlfriends. I have done Allison's album and am now working on Jesse's. Each page created with the hope that someday, sometime these children's parents will place their child's photos on these pages and be reminded of the joy and laughter and wonder that their child was. That in the remembering the will be blessing and healing through tears. I imagine that each of the pages will also include tear stained splotches that will only enhance the beauty of the finished product. And if these precious children's parents are never able to use these books, I pray that they will find some measure of comfort in the thought that we remembered their child. I have never felt this type of grief and can only imagine what dark roads it must take their moms and dads on. My heart and prayers go out to them.

My New Year's Resolution

So I am terrible at New Year's resolutions. . . But this year I made one. While having lunch with DIL A I discovered that I had been thinking all about me in my relationship with DIL M. So . . . This year my resolution is to get to know her. Why she makes the choices she makes. Why she does things so different than me. Instead of complaining about how her choices affect me . . . I want to know why they are her choices. Started off well last night. Had them over for pizza and spent good quality time just trying to connect. And we did! So I am feeling quite proud of myself and the other benefit is that doing positive things makes the negatives in your life seem to retreat to the back of your mind. BONUS!

Happy 2013!

It's only fitting that I start the New Year off right by blogging!  Looking back at my Christmas goals I find that I did manage to do ALL of them! 

Goal for this New Year:

• Be closer to God                  
• Be closer to Hubby
• Be an excellent friend
• Be an excellent Mother-in-Law
• Work on relationship with M
• Be happy with what I have
• Be generous with what I have
• Be brave
• Be motivated
• Be choosy (in a good way!)
• Be a light

This is gonna be a great year!