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An ending is only the beginning

As I look back on the past year, I know I have been blessed beyond measure.  Like most roller coasters there are ups and downs, thrills and scares, joy and disappointments.  Life is not meant to be easy, it's meant to be there to teach lessons and help us grown.  I'm blessed with a husband that loves me, children that think I'm the best, a job I love most days, a roof over our heads, family that supports me and friends that make life great.  In no way is my life perfect, but I take the good with the bad and make the most of everyday. 

As 2014 approaches, I have been looking at resolutions to make, ways to change things, and how to make life simpler, better, and reduce stresses. I have been known to take on more than I should, but that's just me.  I get it done and that's all that matters.  My resolutions will be posted at a later time, because I am seriously thinking about them before I commit to them.  I want to be successful but at the same time I need to push myself to be better.

I am sure I am rambling but this is a first for me so hopefully I will get better as I continue to blog.   I'm going to post five things I am blessed with or what has touched me hopefully at the end of each blog so that I am continuing to focus on the positives in life.

 
5 Blessings
 
1.  God forgiving me of my shortcomings and blessing me beyond measure.
2.  My husband, son and step daughter.
3. My family and friends.
4. My job.
5. The amazing testimony I read almost daily of Claire Parker and her fight against Leukemia.
 
 
Blessings and love to all!  

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