100 Joys Continued!

Wow. I've got a lot of catching up to do.  Was hoping to wrap up 100 Joys by the end of the year!  I'm not even halfway there ... so brace yourself for a laundry list of joys today.

{31} Christmas Eve -- my favorite day of the year.  All of the anticipation of Christmas with none of the let down.  It's a magical day.

{32} Heidi-bug all dressed up for a family get together.

{33} Aunt Dottie's cream cheese brownies (of which I ate 4 at above mentioned family gathering).

{34} My team won at "Catch Phrase".  I like to win.

{35} Christmas morning!  Not only did the girls {36} sleep until 9 am but they also took naps a few hours later, and {37} Mommy joined them.  {38} Hubby bought me a beautiful Pandora bracelet which I will treasure.  I love the idea of documenting my life in a tangible way.  Reminders of special moments represented by a small bead on my wrist to bring me joy whenever I wear it.  Sounds a bit dramatic I know, but it's totally my thing.

{39} Had a wonderfully relaxing Christmas day, wrapping up the day with dinner at Gram B's house with my family.  We laughed, cried (ok not everyone cried -- only me and Dad -- the chronic criers of the family), and ate more than necessary.  The perfect ending to a wonderfully joyful holiday weekend.

{40} SNOW!  Enough to look pretty and cancel work but not enough to keep us locked in the house all day.

{41} Looking forward to the new year.  New beginnings.  I started writing a life plan today.  Looking to find purposeful living and a plan of action to get there.

My life has been a snowball of change over the past 2 years.  I know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that {42} God was by my side throughout it all -- always guiding me, sometimes with a bold voice and other times silently.  It is my responsibility to use those experiences and build on them, to create the life He wants me to live.  A life without fear; A life full of power, love, and discipline.

Read a fabulous quote via the Dave Ramsey show: "Not until the pain of the same is greater than the pain of change, will you embrace the change."

{43} I am ready to embrace the change.