New Year New You...or me!

I had a hard time setting a goal for the New Year.

You see, I wanted the perfect goal for me.

I had decided on about 25 different goals, but none of them felt quite right.

Earlier last week I was laying in bed pondering this very thing.

When the word Passion popped into my head.

I made Cody get his handy dandy iphone out and read me the definition.

PASSION-

Passion (from the Latin verb patior, meaning to suffer or to endure, also related to compatible) is an emotion applied to a very strong feeling about a person or thing.

How I've been feeling as of late.

Ever since Cody has been talking to HD Miami about a possible position opening up there I have stopped living here.

My mind set has been;

I don't want to make anything to hang on that wall because we may move.

I don't want to do this, because we may move.

I don't want to try that because we may move.

I don't want to commit, because we may be leaving.

I've stopped living here and I'm living in a state of possibilities.

I've noticed I haven't

-Cooked a gourmet meal in a L.O.N.G. time. I LOVE cooking new things. And having everything perfect and ready when Cody gets home. It's something I thrive off of.

-Aside from making a few Christmas Presents, I haven't created anything in a L.O.N.G. time. This is also something I thrive off of. I love creating, and seeing the things I make in my home make me feel both accomplished and frugal. Which makes me HAPPY!

So, as for my goal this year.

drum roll please!!!

-FIND PASSION IN ALL THINGS-

One thing I love about this goal is that it will be always changing.

The first portion of my goal is going to be to find

PASSION in my HOME and FAMILY.

It's only been a week and it's making a difference already.

I'm a junk free person and I had piles of junk in almost every room.

I've already eliminated a bunch of those piles and I feel oh so better.

I've cooked a few new meals over the last week and I feel oh so accomplished.

I've started a chore chart with my kids and spend a little time every morning cleaning with them. I love that time together.  Who knew a sticker could be so exciting.

And, I've been spending more time playing with these cuties and a lot less TV time.

Kevin has been DIEING to build a snow man. And although we've had snow, it isn't snowman snow.

BUT, last night with the help of a shovel and a squirt bottle,

here we have MR. SNOWMAN!

Kevin was in heaven. He loved every second of our time outside.  Isn't there something magical about playing outside in the dark when it is snowing?

I loved it!

Kevin comes and gets in bed with us everything morning between 6 and 7.  This morning however, he ran to the window first to make sure MR. SNOWMAN hadn't melted in our sleep.

(I almost couldn't get him to come inside last night because he was so worried MR.SNOWMAN would be gone!)

Julia's grouchy, when I walked inside and undressed her I realized it was because she had a nasty fever. Poor girl had a long night.

A few other things I plan to find Passion in-

The Temple

The Scriptures

My Calling

But first, I'm working on this little family that I Love so much!

The end.