January 1, 2016

This year I want to write more and stress less. Even if I only write a few sentences each day, I want to try and capture my thoughts and feelings. I want to take a moment to express things I am thankful for. If something funny happens one day then I want to jot that down so I can look back and laugh. If my day was sad or trying in someway, I want to contemplate the events and find a better outcome. Or at least capture the event as one to remember and hopefully learn from.

My word for the year is Change. I want things in my life to be ever changing. I would like to change jobs. I would like change the way I look and feel. I want my home to change and be a welcome place for my son to come home to after 10 years of being away. Change is coming for 2016.

Today I am grateful that I was at my mom's house for New Years Day. We went to breakfast at Bob Evan's and then spent the day with Mom, Darla, and Gabriel visiting with each other. Later in the afternoon we had our traditional pork and sauerkraut meal for health and prosperity for the year ahead.

We surprised Mom yesterday when Aaron and Celeste and Dennis and I went up to Cuyahoga Falls to celebrate David's birthday. We did not tell Mom we were coming, but David and Darla helped us coordinate it all. Darla picked Mom up and brought her to Dave's house for his birthday and we were there. It was great, she had no idea! It was fun to see her smiling face again as 2015 was a very difficult year for her with Dad's death. We were able to get a great picture of all of us together. I believe 2016 is going to be joyful for our family.