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Monday, January 4, 2010

Happy New Year

Dear Blog readers,

I'm being lazy.

The wedding is over

It was beautiful

The cheesecake was absolutely awesome

All our kids were home except Laura

No one fought

(at least in my hearing)

The kids all left again and arrived back to their homes safely

We've had several wonderful and lazy days with Jana here

My husband has a new job

It's Monday

Meshayla's off being Nanny for Jeanne for 2 weeks while she works off her notice to quit
and stay home with baby girl

Little girls don't go back to school until tomorrow

It's a NEW YEAR
and I'm happy as can be to see the old one end.
My resolution is to make 2010 the very best year of my life.

HAPPY NEW YEAR to one and all. May it be a wonderful one for you!




New Year, A New Beginning

The old year ends, a new begins
With pages clean and new;
And what is written on each page
Will now depend on you.

You can't relive the year that's past,
Erasing every wrong;
For once a year - or day - is spent,
It is forever gone.

But don't give up in dark despair
If you have failed some test;
Seek God's forgiveness and resolve
Henceforth to do your best.

Resolve each precious day to do
Things good and kind and pure;
Though days and years may pass away,
These things shall still endure.

You know not where your path may lead
Nor what's beyond the hill;
But know that God walks at your side,
If you will do His will.

All things are possible with God,
Though days be bright or dim;
So do your best and know that you
Can leave the rest to Him.

9 comments:

  1. I enjoyed all the pictures I saw of the wedding. Relyssa was beautiful! She had a gorgeous dress too. :)

    I'm hoping for a "best year" too

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  2. Happy new year! Take a little breatk and put your feet up today. I think you've earned it!

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  3. happy new year and thanks for posting the poem..a great one! here's to the best yet!!

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  4. Loved seeing the pictures on FB of the wedding. It looked SO beautiful! Glad you were able to have a few quiet days to recharge your batteries.

    Thanks for sharing that poem...good to think about.

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  5. The wedding pictures were so nice! So glad you have a few days to rest and relax before the next wedding!

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  6. Happy New Year! I enjoyed all the wedding pictures too. Beautiful bride, beautiful dress, beautiful day. :) Hope you're able to recharge your batteries a little before the next wedding.

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  7. I think... you've earned a rest! It sounds like a beautiful end to a lot of hard work.

    I've been thinking about you a lot... it must not be any easier to see the eighth child leave the house than it was with the first.

    Hugs... enjoy your peace and quiet before the next storm of activity. :)

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  8. A belated Happy New Year!

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  9. What a beautiful Poem and Oh, I have to say you do have the cutest grandchildren.

    I love coming to see you all -

    We had a most wonderful privilege this last weekend - having LuAnn & Rod and family in our meetings.

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