Where I am at Now, and Where I will be in 2010

My SIL suggested a great idea. I mentioned that I was going to put away my Christmas decorations and she said "why don't you write yourself a letter. In state where you are right now and what you want to achieve in 2010" I thought it was a fantastic idea. I also wanted to blog it since, I type faster than I write (plus this thing has spell check :) Anyhow,

2009~

Well I never thought I would be a mother of a 5 year old, a 18 month old and a newborn. But obviously God had it all planned out. Reflecting on this past year I can say that I have been truly blessed. My sister and her family moved down here from Washington State. This has been such a wonderful thing because I have been able to develop a close relationship with my little sister. I get to be around my little nephew and Tabitha gets to be around our kids. Things haven't always been sugar and spice, but we always end up on the happy side of things. The other big blessing in my life is Ellie. Was I ready for another baby? No. I didn't feel like I was, but I am so thankful for her. She is so sweet and snuggly. We had a rough start with her having to spend 7 days int he NICU but I grew so attached to her during that time. Loving her and nursing her... I prayed for her every second of the day it seemed. She was healthy and I was able to take her home. The look on the kids faces were priceless. Right away Abby stepped into big sister mode. She was so proud of her new little sister and was ready to start teaching her how to be the perfect princess :) Josiah also fell in love. He kept kissing her and loving on her. I'm thankful that he has never shown jealousy or animosity towards her. He is such a sweet and special little boy.

Miguel and I have both grown a lot this year. There were times when his faith was weak and I had to encourage him and remind him who our God was and what He is capable of and then of course there were times when Miguel had to remind me that God always prevails and all we need to do is TRUST HIM!

2010~ What do I want to achieve in 2010? Well I need to be more patient with my kids. More so with Abigail. She is growing up so fast, and sometimes she tries to act bigger than her britches! I also think though that there are times when I am to hard on her, and I just need to listen and be more loving with her. I need to encourage her more and praise her more. I don't want to try and do the negative reinforcement, I just want to build her up and help her to be a sweet and obedient daughter. This year I want to be a better wife. I want to support my husband more in the ministry and do more with him. I want to be more thoughtful and affectionate towards him, the way his is to me. I want to build our relationship and I want our kids to see that Mom and Dad are one unit and we work together. This year I want to help build our church attendance. I want to get more young families in the church and lead more souls to Christ. This can be difficult for me, because I love living in my comfort zone. I love staying in my pajama's and sitting on the sofa. But I realize that I need to help our church, and my husband. I need to be a better example to the ladies of our church.

And the last thing and probably one of my most difficult goals.... get organized. This goes for all area's of my life. My home, My responsibilities at church, mentally.... But I pray and hope that by the end of this year I will have accomplished this main task!