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Week 19

Goodbye 2018. I am praying 2019 will be an even better year. Oscar and I kind of joke that odd years don't tend to be good to us… mom died in 2011, Eli had medical drama in 2013, Oscar broke his hand in 2015 that was the same year Eli ate a battery, and my grandfather passed away in 2017… Odd years aren't our best years. 
However, looking back I’ve learned those years also brought us blessings.  We found out we were going to be a pregnant with Eli in 2011. 2013 I did my first blog 52 weeks of joy. 2015 we found out we were pregnant with Isaac. In 2017 we went on our first real family vacation to Cancun and it was wonderful! 
Maybe the key to happiness really is changing your perspective. 
The odd years in the past did bring us heartaches and I don’t want to down play any of that. The hardest part about life is death. Illness and disappointments aren't much fun either, but even in the midst of the "bad times" there were still blessings and I will forever be thankful for those blessings and the timing of our blessings. 
As we move into another odd year. I pray God will change my perspective. I pray I see things through his eyes. That was actually my Christmas wish. I want to see myself and other through the eyes of my heavenly father. To love the same as he loves. To do better and be better. Will it be easy? Probably not! Will I fail? Every day. Will I keep trying? Absolutely! The best thing you can do for yourself is to continually try and improve. Here's to a new year. A changed perspective. New beginnings and more time to make memories with family and friends. 
To the woman I blessed this week… You are enough. You are valued. You are loved. Never forget that! I pray 2019 will be your best year yet. Cheers! 
I hope these flowers remind you to, "rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances."

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