Better Than Ever 2010

       Ya, ya, I turn 30 this year! I have so many goals I want to reach, but I'm not exactly sure of what order of importance to place them in. It's been a while since I really sat  down and wrote down New Year's goals, but I seriously am going to be doing that this year! :) So, here's my list, and I may add to it as time draws closer to the New Year!

1.) Lose the rest of this WEIGHT! (yes, I will do that this year! :)

2.) Continue to prepare for my own tutoring business (I really want to do this because I miss teaching!)

3.) Start training for the NYC marathon (don't laugh because I am really serious about this! I will run this marathon one day, and I will start training to run long distance this year!)

4.) Continue to teach my family how to eat healthily, including myself :)

5.) Organize my day in my planner daily

6.) Show Josh everyday just how much he means to me by writing notes, baking cookies, etc.

7.) Spend at least an hour with each of my children, one on one, learning what they like and don't like and just getting to know them better by playing, reading, singing, being goofy etc.

8.) Joining a gym with Josh and working out to be more fit and healthy

9.) Blog more so I can one day turn it into a book for my kids

10.) Learn new healthy recipes for my family :)

Many of these goals have to do with being healthy and staying healthy, but most importantly to being healthy is being healthy spiritually. I plan to go to the next level in my Christian life, and I trust God to bring me there in His timing. God is so good all of the time, and He has great things planned for me and my family! I am excited to see what He has for us! Happy New Year, 2010, the year I turn 30 and the year I am the new me! (inside and out! :)

God Bless Sam

        I'm so proud of my brother, Sam. I remember the exact day he was born, and although I am 8 years older than him, I feel that we have a good relationship. Today, I just want to take the time to thank God for our soldiers who fight so we can be free. Soldiers who put their lives on the line everyday they are out there defending America. I want to thank God for our veterans who have fought in previous wars that we have been in the past. I think we forget that our country isn't free for no reason; there were men and women who defended it and still do. My dad is a pastor as well as my father-in-law; without these soldiers, they may not be able to pastor today. We take for granted our freedoms everyday of our lives. Most often we are selfish in our everyday living. We wake up, go to work, don't have to worry about whether or not we have to be indoors at a certain time or whether or not our food will be rationed....we simply don't stop to thank God for our freedoms, no matter how small. I have to say, the day Sam told us he joined the Army, I cried. It was with mixed emotions of course because he's my baby brother! Today, I am so proud of him. I watched him as he watched the sports' channel every time he got on his vacation over Thanksgiving. I watched as he enjoyed every bite of food because his food is horrible overseas. He loved driving his truck and playing with the family dog. I am very sure with every minute here in the USA, he was thankful. Soldiers like him make me very proud. God bless AMERICA and God bless our TROOPS!