a quiet resolution

this year's vasilopita's are baking in the oven and the boys are all outside enjoying the gorgeous florida winter weather, so this seemed like the perfect time to pull out my diary and scribble out my resolutions for the new year that is already knocking quietly at our doors.  i say it every year and every year i mean it; i can't believe an entire year has passed so quickly.

two thousand and eleven was full of memories, though not all good ones.  our family lost some pretty amazing people this year.  it also welcomed some pretty amazing ones too though, and two thousand and twelve will bring a couple more little babes into our fold and already looks full of some pretty amazing promises.

last year, dh bought me the one line a day journal.  i wasn't sure how i'd like it because i usually write pages at a time, so the thought of condensing an entire day into one line made me a little wary but i ended up only missing two or three days and i'm now looking forward to starting a new year in it (it's a five year journal) and looking back on where i was each day of the past year.  

resolutions are sort of like the people who write them.  all different and unique. some are loud and get shouted from the rooftops, others, like mine, are quietly written down and tucked away in a drawer.  my list is usually a variation of the same promises, like this one from last year.  to love more, give more, pray more, are always at the top.  new things are added too, making the list a bit longer and hopefully wiser each year.  i never do all the things i resolve to, many of them, to do well, i know will take well over a year, but as long as i progress accordingly i am satisfied.  writing it all down just somehow makes me feel better.  lighter.  happier.

new year's is sort of like thanksgiving in the sense that many people take a moment to reflect upon their many blessings.  it's important to remember, especially after a trying year, that someone always has it worse than we do.  there are so many people who truly suffer, that i have no room to complain about anything.  no one's life is perfect, and it's up to us to dwell on the imperfections or enjoy the bliss of a perfectly im-perfect life.  i choose the latter.  

i pray you all have a happy, healthy and blessed new year!  cheers!