What a WHIRLWIND this last month has been...holy cow...delivering my own baby in a car, family here for a month straight, kids out of school for Winter Break, trying to function on mom-of-a-newborn sleep, Christmas, New Years...oh my!
If my blog has been slacking {which it has} I apologize! But did you notice I gave the blog a little bit of a new look and updated my title picture? Cute right?!
So shortly after midnight on New Year's day, I posted this status on Facebook:
"After some early fireworks and then a movie night, I put my precious kiddos to bed, then rang in the new year nursing my sweet baby girl, then my handsome husband snuck in a new year's kiss...and I have never had a heart so full. 2012 was a huge year for us: selling a house, building a house, starting jobs, quitting jobs, kindergarten, new friendships, new baby...I look forward to 2013 as a year of stability and contentment. Rest and peacefulness. Savoring the amazing life we have built for ourselves in South Carolina, and so thankful we took that leap of faith over 2 years ago. We enter 2013 with all we ever asked for in life. Praise God. Happy New Year everyone!"
And that my friends, sums it up. Last month year was crazy, but a week ago, my parents left, the holidays ended, and now normal life resumes...normal life with a new baby, and a complete family, begins. Back to work, back to school, and me finding my groove as Queen Bee of the Harmon Cottage :) And for the first time in a long time, I have nothing to anxiously await for, nothing to count down the days to, and it feels so good to have this calm contentment. To know that everything I worked for and waited for in life I feel like I now have, and though I always have tried to enjoy the moment, now I actually do enjoy the moment and it's easy...I get to just enjoy the ride and not worry about the destination anymore. I've already arrived to where I wanted to be.
I read that and realize it sounds a little presumptuous. It sounds like I'm saying I have "arrived" in life, or that I am "bragging" about how great it is and everything I have. But no, that's not what I'm saying. Life's not perfect {duh}, there are things about myself and my life that I am working on and always trying to be better, but I am at a point where I'm pretty darn happy about my life. I have so many more goals and dreams...but considering what we have accomplished so far, it makes me realize that what I will accomplish is just icing on the cake. I find myself closer to God, knowing that he has known the plan of my life since before I was ever born, and I think, who I am that God loves me so much? I give glory to Him. So 2013 for me really is about being thankful for my life and the people in it, nurturing relationships, and my faith.
And I do have this to add...2012 brought so many blessings and I definitely look back on it as one of the best years of my life...but on the flip side, this year has also taught me that when you spend all your time waiting for what's next, you miss what's happening right now. I look at my two older children, and I look at my brand new baby girl, and I think where did all the time go? They were this little once too. And I have made every effort to intentionally slow down and savor Ivy's novelty, her teeny-tinniness, and STILL she grows and grows and changes everyday...and time is FLYING. You don't get this time back. And that makes me cry. And it makes me slow down. And it makes me get on the floor and play with my kids, and forget about the Pintrest project I want to finish, and the dishes in the sink...
And be thankful, and content, and there for those who need me...because I need them.
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| Looking forward to life on The Farm this year :) |
1 comment:
That's so awesome! YOU are awesome! Hope things keep going great and get even better!
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