Reflections and Wishes for the New Year

As I reflect back on 2012, I want to make a list of things I am grateful for this past year, and things I look forward to this upcoming year.

1. I am grateful we took our first ever family vacation.  We all enjoyed Big Bear, and I will forever treasure our memories we made there.  If you ever visit, be sure to go to the Big Bear Alpine Zoo, they do a guided feeding tour that is so much fun and very informative.  Our girls made plans to buy cabins next door to each other after they get married, they loved Big Bear that much.

2.  I am grateful for my trials and challenges.  Both past and current.  I have learned much about myself, and am continuing to learn much more.  I am grateful for the love and support of my family and friends through my trials and challenges, I love you all so much.

3.  I am grateful to be able to recognize my mistakes, and to learn from them.  Also to learn to not make them again.  And I am grateful for the opportunity I have to grow from having the opportunity to ask others for forgiveness as part of that process.  (This is one I struggle with)

4.  I am grateful for my 2 beautiful daughters.  They mean the world to me, I love them so much.  They help me every day to be a better person.

5.  I am grateful to be a Cub Scout Den Leader.

6.  I am grateful for the love of my Savior and my Heavenly Father.  Their unconditional love has taught me so much this past year.

7.  I look forward to starting school again at the end of January.  I am excited to be working towards earning a degree.

8.  I look forward to J starting Kindergarten (hopefully she will have my 3rd grade teacher).

9.  I look forward to R choosing to be baptized in August.

10.  I look forward to learning many new skills this year, including how to use my DSLR on a mode other than manual.

11.  I look forward to experiencing many new memories with R and J.

12.  I look forward to strengthening current friendships, creating new friendships, and repairing broken friendships.

13.  I look forward to reaching my full potential.

14.  (One Extra for Good Luck)  I look forward to Joy, Happiness, Peace, and Love.