I hope that I can write more in here about my goals, dreams, successes and occasionally failures as the year progresses. I feel like I really need to focus on my own family right now. I have been neglecting some important things for too long and my hope is that I can do better everyday and focus on the future instead of any regrets from the past about being so busy and stressed out. I do not want to DO anything this year, I just want to be - a better wife, a better mother, a happier person and a true friend. I trust in my Savior, Jesus Christ, that he will give me forgiveness for the things I did wrong before and the wisdom to do things better in the future. I have always kept the house clean, had dinner ready, kept the laundry done and paid the bills on time. I celebrate these accomplishments but now I have re-prioritized. I no longer am paying the bills, Ben is great at setting them up online, at being responsible and organized and has gladly taken over doing that task. (I will be glad to help him if he needs me to.) The house will still be cleaned every week, just not all the tasks on the same day. I will still keep the laundry done, just on different days and sometimes folded at night. I will still have a warm dinner on the table when Ben comes home, just more simple fare and kid friendly. My new priorities will be stopping what I'm doing to listen to someone when they have something to say. To always take time to play and sing and dance in my socks with my boys. Always talk with Ben and to make one true connection everyday.
Above all else to be patient. To me that means really listening, loving, caring and taking whatever amount of time it takes to help someone feel better. Time is all I really have, I can't save it for later. Once it is gone, it's gone. I am enjoying each day as the gift of time I have been given. Love,
B
xo