"The Day After Christmas"

There isn't much to say about today. I got stuff done, I disappointed, I asked for forgiveness, I cooked, I cleaned. And I relaxed. This is what my night looks like.

"The Day I Challenged Myself"

The year is almost over. How?! How did this happen!? This year has gone by soo quickly! I am so ready for this new year and to see what it brings with it.

Over the past two months or so, I have been working on being thankful for the things that God has blessed me with and...change. I have been trying to go through my life and find things - superficial things, material things...- that are pulling my focus away from things that truly matter, from doing things for the glory of Him, from making a difference in the world, in the life of others, in my own life.

Thanks to Nancy I have been inspired! I have been following her blog for a while now, and she is inspiring, beautiful! I'm not sure when she started, but as long as I have been following her, she has posted goals that she has set for herself each month - for a long time now, I have wanted to make monthly goals for myself, but for no reason I can say, I just haven't. However, something happened today, something changed. I don't know what it was - but I'm thankful that it has finally stuck.

In the next couple weeks as I reflect on this past year, I will be making my goals for January- and I can honestly say I am excited about it! I will share them with you each month and hope that maybe some of you can be inspired to do the same.

And because every post is better with a picture, I leave you with some sweet-smelling, adorable Christmas happiness. (Thank you again Nancy and Caroline! I can't wait for Branches & Light next month! - more on that later)

Love beyond measure.