The end of a year.....

I certainly cannot believe that an entire year has already passed me by. I guess it is true that the older you get the faster time goes by. There are many things that I wished I would have taken the time to cherish more and now I feel that it is too late.

I wish I would have enjoyed the time when Sara was a baby more. Now that she is older I think I spent too much time worrying and stressed to enjoy the time we had.

I wish I would have enjoyed the times when we lived closer to our family. Now there seems to be little time to be together because we are trying to spend equal time with both families and then we have to pack and travel the long way home.

I wish I would have learned to cherish the little blessings in life instead of worrying about what was going to come next. We have been so blessed by the sacrifices that others have made on our behalf just to make ends meet and my faith has been tested and increased because of the love of others. I wish I would have had more faith and less worry.

We still have challenges that face us. Especially around the holiday times. But at least this year I feel comforted that Heavenly Father will continue to make a way for us to survive as long as we have the faith to walk along His path and follow His way.

I hope I will learn to look at the small parts of life and enjoy them and give thanks for them more often in the years to follow. I am grateful for all that I have been given and am even more thankful for a wonderful family who supports us in all that we desire to do.