Happy New Year

Happy New year to each and everyone of my friends. This last year has been a year of wonderful happening, growing, learning and finding love in a person that I love more than anything and will continue to cherish the rest of my life. 
I lived in New York for the first part of 2010 and it was a wonderful experience, had a lot of laughs, and a lot of fun times in getting to know different areas on the East Coast. It was an experience that I would never take back because I learned so much in that time, I was able to learn a lot of a child with an eating disorder, and I loved my job working with two amazing little girls that I miss dearly but I know that I had this time to learn, teach and just put more value in my life. 
I moved back to Wisconsin in June and I was able to find a job, I love my job and I am thankful each and everyday for the fact there are many people that do not have jobs, so I do not take for granted that I employed. I am six months away from completing another dream that that is a Bachelors degree in psychology. Opportunities await and I cannot wait to see what type of opportunities will come my way. 
All in all 2010 was a good year and there were big lessons learned but I put them all behind me and I start a fresh in 2011. There are many things for me to look forward to in 2011, which are graduation, getting married and only God knows the rest of what will happen. 
To all my family and friends thank you for being a part of my life, and being supportive, encouraging, and always there to give advice when I need it the most. You are all my rock, and I thank God for each and everyone of you. 
Happy New Year to all my friends and family! 

Another fresh new year is here . . .
Another year to live!
To banish worry, doubt, and fear,
To love and laugh and give!

This bright new year is given me
To live each day with zest . . .
To daily grow and try to be
My highest and my best!

I have the opportunity
Once more to right some wrongs,
To pray for peace, to plant a tree,
And sing more joyful songs!”

Merry Christmas!

Yesterday was a wonderful today as is today, because as we get closer to celebrating the birth of Jesus the more I get excited about celebrating Christmas. I am enjoying this Christmas more then others as this is the first year that I have had the love of my life at my side each and every day and I feel so honored and blessed by that. It will be busy but sometimes being busy is good because We will be surrounded by loved ones. Yesterday we had a picture taken I am attaching it to this blog.

Christmas is all about the birth of Jesus and too many people have taken the hope of God out of Christmas and commercialized it. "Unto us a child is born" why have we forgotten so much about the birth of Jesus. We need to put him back in Christmas. I love my family and my friends and it is my hope that each and everyone of you has a very Merry Christmas. Let us remember the reason why we celebrate Christmas the birth of Jesus! 

Merry Christmas!!!

"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace". Isaiah 9:6-7
What is the real meaning of Christmas for you? Is about going out and frantically finding that last gift for that special person that you just have not been able to find for them, or is it about making sure that you get the gift that you have wanted so badly? If this is the reason you are celebration Christmas maybe you should take a look into your heart. Christmas is not about all the rushing out to buy that perfect gift, or making sure that you get all the gifts that you want, instead it is about the gift that is out there for each and everyone if us to receive! Some of you may ask well what gift is that? It is the gift of Jesus, the gift that God sent us many, many years ago. He is there for all of us to receive him. Instead of focusing on the gifts that you want look at the gift waiting fro you to receive it the gift of God's ONLY Son Jesus. That is the reason that we celebrate Christmas. God sent his only son to earth, to show us that we are all sinners, but mostly he sent his son Jesus to earth to die a death so that we have forgiveness from our sins. 
This Christmas season I am thankful for that gift, and through myself and others I am thankful for his gift of Jesus because if it was not for him we would not celebrate Christmas. 
I have put my focus on him this Christmas season and realize that Christmas is about the birth of Jesus and not about all the gifts and presents. Take the time to really think about what Christmas is about this year and that it is not about all the gifts but the ONE gift that can be received by all and that is the gift of Jesus! 

Luke 2:11

"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you: he is Christ the Lord".

Matthew 1:21

"She shall bring forth a son,

and thou shall call His name Jesus;

for He shall save His people from their sins."

Times in life

There are times in life that we all struggle and sometimes I think that struggling is part of every day life. However I have learned not to let everything get me down and just pick up tomorrow and just pray that it will be a better day. Honestly lately I am so tired of other people drama and how people just seem to absorb so much time in drama and if it is not drama then it is people just making up drama in order to cause more drama. Is this really what our world has come to is just more and more drama? There is more to life then drama and those that create drama need to really think if that is truly what God would want them to do. 

I live a simple life, I go to work and I come home to enjoy the evening at home with the most amazing person in my life which is Patrick. There is really not much more to that then just working on my school work and working very hard to better my life. I would not enjoy going to school so much if I did not enjoy what I was learning it is as simple as that. 

I like to look at life and know that yes I have a past but I work every day to better my future. By bettering my future I work very hard to be there for those that are close to be and give the best advise that I can. 

Life is not about drama but just living a life for you and your loved ones and not getting involved in others stupidity. 

Happiness

People may say that dreams do not come true, but I know now that they very much come true. Looking back so much as a year ago I could not imagine my life where it is today. I have a wonderful boyfriend who I love more than life itself, and he truly brings out the best in me, he gives me hope and promise where I never thought that there would be any. I look forward to the time every night that we get to spend with each other, and I just enjoy his company. I do not think that there is a moment that I run out of things to tell him. I just enjoy the time that we get to spend together. 
Looking into the future there is so much hope in front of us there is marriage and children, our careers and so much more. My instructor asked today if we are responsible for our own happiness and I believe that we are. had I not met Patrick I often wonder where I would be today, would I still be in New York? Would I be back in Wisconsin and would I have the job that I have today. They are things to ponder. I took a leap of faith in coming back to Wisconsin, I do not regret moving back here because I love my life, I am in love with Patrick and I could not ask for more. We have our ups and downs but we face them head on together and that is what is important. 
I think that 10 years from now we will look back and think of the simple things in life, probably be married have some kids, and just mainly be happy, probably even happier then we are right now. I love where my life is, even though there are some things missing I still love where my life is at. I am months away from a second college degree that I have worked so hard for, and that has made me so proud of myself. I have more confidence in my life now then I have ever had. There are always areas to improve my life but I could be happy with the way things are however I have so missing puzzle pieces right now. 
I will never regret moving to New York for those 7 months that I did because it changed the person I was inside and out. I learned to live, I learned to laugh at some of the stupidest things in life, and I learned that having fun did not come at a price it came that had to enjoy the simple things of life even if it cost nothing, even if it meant getting ran over my a 3 1/2 year old boy he brought out the pure joy in me that I never knew I had. I had a wonderful job in New York that if I was asked I would do the job over again. I miss New York it made me a better person it brought out the best in me. 
Happiness does not come at a price or a cost it comes naturally because I CHOSE to be happy even when life has me down.