REFLECTING BECAUSE OF THIS LITTLE BLOG

I just spent the last 45 minutes going back in time on this little blog. It's amazing how things have changed and turned out since we got married 5.5 years ago. We have had some crazy adventures, discoveries, trials, memories, celebrations, graduations, and blessings! We might not be where we thought life would take us five years into marriage, but I wouldn't take any of it back. 

There is a reason for everything that happens in our lives. We probably won't know it at the time, but there is a reason. For example, we don't have children, yet. It's not because we don't want them and haven't been asking/praying for them for years, but we decided to focus on spending precious time with each other in the mean time. The relationship that we have is sturdy, loving, trusting, patient, kind, encouraging, motivating, and amazing. We have both made it a priority to be so and have worked hard to be at the level of respect and love that we have. I'm so grateful to have that strong foundation in my life with someone who means the world to me. 

We have faced trials that few young married couples have to face in the beginning of their lives together. Yesterday marks four years since Thomas' first CT/PET scan. I am daily grateful for the doctors and nurses that took care of my best friend at such a scary time. He has been cancer free for three and half years now. There are many others that are not as lucky as we had it. It was definitely one of the hardest times of our lives and will continue to play a part in the future, but it taught us many things and brought us very close together. I'm so grateful to my Heavenly Father that he helped us catch it early so that we could continue our lives together on this earth for many more years. I hope to remember that blessing more often to keep me focused on what is truly important in my life.

I noticed that my post numbers were drastically down this year when compared to years past. It seems to be that way for a lot of friends and family members. I'm not sure why it was that way for me, but I am determined to make it a more regular habit again. It brought me so much joy tonight as I travelled through our adventures again. I feel that it is so important to keep this family journal, one: for the exact reflecting that happened tonight! I can't wait to see what this year brings to us. We have already been so blessed. 

Anyway, not sure why all of that just spilled out of me, but there ya go! And here we are entering the first full week of 2013! I'm determined to make it a great one! Hope you will too! :)