More than survive

*don't miss the note at the bottom of this post

Over the years I have made many new years resolutions - some of them more ambitious than others and many of them I even managed to accomplish, but this year - this year I have but one goal.......to more than survive.  Not that I'm not grateful for survival - it is a wonderful blessing laced with so many lessons, but what I really want is to feel the ease of being frivolous - reckless even.  I want to be less serious - to laugh with my kids more and laugh at myself more - to appreciate my husband more and show it so he knows it.  I want to remember to express my gratitude despite the distractions that interfere with my good intentions - both on my knees and on a note.  I want to plan birthday parties ahead of time and make my children feel like the most special person in the world.  I want to sharpen my focus so that I might recall the glory of being a "youngish" mother when my crazy life slows it's pace and I find myself with more time to reflect on just how good I had it.  And, I want to remember things like the beauty of a son who wanted to shovel the front walk and not worry about what he was wearing or how much damage the foyer encountered on his return.

In my quest I will attempt to keep up with our blog - I have much to catch up on, but I wanted to begin the new year by letting you know I am moving our blog.  If you would like to come along, please leave a comment or send me an email so I can get you the new address.  I'd love to have you follow us over, so please let me know!