Learning to Live

We are constantly reminded how important it is to count our blessings and realize all the fantastic things we have in our life to be thankful for. After all, not everyone in the world is as privileged as we are. I'm not saying that to sound snotty, I'm saying it because it's true. Anyway, it's a fact that there are a lot of things to be thankful for. But have you ever thought about ALL of these things? I bought a devotional for the coming year titled "One Thousand Gifts"  by Ann Voskamp. It's somewhat of a prequel to her book with the same title. The subtitle of the book is: "Reflections on Finding Everyday Graces." So far I am really enjoying it. It helps me remember to take a step back and appreciate everything this beautiful world has to offer. There are some great devos to do whenever I feel like it, but that is not the only part of this book that intrigues me. The biggest reason I chose this particular devo is because of the fact that th...

I realize I'm a little late on this one. But better late than never. Well, 2012 was a good one, but like most people I am anticipating the things this next year has to bring. Many people decide that a new year means a new them and they decide on some sort of "New Year's Resolution" that they will most likely end up not following through with. In previous years, I have joined this group of people in setting unattainable goals for myself. While I still have some specific examples in mind, I am hoping to finish out 2013 stronger than 2012. I am choosing to not focus on one specific thing I would like to change, but instead I am going to focus on constantly bettering my whole entire self. (Cliché yet again. But think of it this way, now there is *hopefully* no possible way to let myself down.) However, even though I have said I have no "real" resolutions, the new optimistic me does have some things she would like to work on: -Cussing less. (This is for Jo...