This is Our Life

This is a time of year, when there are a lot of "new" things going on. A lot of people want to start fresh, wether that be in new relationships or their careers. I ALWAYS think of new goals that I want to achieve on New Years...or around the end of each year. I'm embarassed to say that I very rarely ever follow through with the goals that I have set. So, I ask myself why...why can I NOT achieve these goals? So because of frustration( and a little bit of bordom :) I looked up some information on goal setting. I found this little bit that I found when I googled "what is a goal" : "Long term achievements rely on short-term achievements. Emotional control over the small moments of the single day makes a big difference in the long term. One formula for achievement reads A= I*M[citation needed] where A = achievement, I = intelligence, and M = motivation. When motivation equals zero, achievement always equals zero, no matter the degree of intelligence. Simil

I love Christmas Time. I love the music, I love the lights, the cozy feelings, and I am so thankful that I have the opportunity to celebrate the birth of our Savior. So thankful that I have family and friends to be with, to laugh with, to love with. I am so thankful for the bounty that my Heavenly Father has blessed me with. For a roof over my head, for food in my fridge and for the clothes on my back. I am so thankful for my husband, who I consider to be my greatest gift. I will be eternally thankful to my Heavenly Father for leading me to him. I'm thankful for the good man that he is. I'm thankful that I get to spend eternity with him. And lastely but most imporantly. I am thankful for my Savior. I'm thankful for His birth. I'm thankful for the example that He has set for me. I'm thankful to my Heavenly Father for sending Him to this earth. I'm thankful for His teachings, for His love, and for His sacrifice. I'm thankful for my life, and that I