I'd like to ring in the new year romantically :) ...a glass of something bubbly, Old Lang Syne playing in the background and a special kiss to remember...
That's not what usually happens, lol...
I celebrate the new year with my children and it is always special in a different way...so grateful for their love and companionship...I am so blessed to have these amazing children...soo blessed!
But the best thing about the new year is the fresh start it affords us...A clean slate and a time for new beginnings...putting the missteps behind us and standing up again to walk then to run...hoping to hit our stride in 2025.
I never make new years resolutions because i think they're too flimsy and fragile and easily broken.
instead i make prayer requests to the Father...asking for help to change the flaws in my character, to make me a better mom, daughter and friend.
I vow to value time as never before...never forgetting how brief this life is, I don't want to waste one more minute on the trivialities and distractions, rather, I want to appreciate all the people i love and spend my time wisely and give my love to those around me without reservation...spending each day as if it were my last...
time is short, our lives are fleeting so don't waste time today...tell the people you love that you love them, hug a friend or relative and let them know you care...give of your time and money to those in need while you can still make a difference in the people around you...strangers and friends alike.
I tell the people i love that i love them...I never forget to let them know...because i know how quickly we are here and then gone and what it truly means to cherish them each and every day...while we can...how about you?...is there someone you should call and simply say i love you...telling them how much they mean to you?
the clock is ticking and unstoppable so let's truly value one another and not be afraid to reach out...don't let these moments pass you by...
one of my absolute favorite songs is by Tim McGraw and it's called "Live Like You Were Dying"...I'll close this post with the lyrics to his song...feel free to press play to hear this song! God bless each and everyone of you and thank you so much for stopping by!
He said
"I was in my early forties
With a lot of life before me
And a moment came that stopped me on a dime
I spent most of the next days
Looking at the x-rays
Talkin' 'bout the options
And talkin' 'bout sweet time"
I asked him
"When it sank in
That this might really be the real end
How's it hit you
When you get that kind of news?
Man, what'd you do?"
He said
"I went skydiving
I went Rocky Mountain climbing
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fumanchu
And I loved deeper
And I spoke sweeter
And I gave forgiveness I'd been denying"
And he said
"Someday I hope you get the chance
To live like you were dying"
He said
"I was finally the husband
That most of the time I wasn't
And I became a friend a friend would like to have
And all of a sudden going fishin'
Wasn't such an imposition
And I went three times that year I lost my dad
I finally read the Good Book, and I
Took a good, long, hard look
At what I'd do if I could do it all again
And then
I went skydiving
I went Rocky Mountain climbing
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fumanchu
And I loved deeper
And I spoke sweeter
And I gave forgiveness I'd been denying"
And he said
"Someday I hope you get the chance
To live like you were dying
Like tomorrow was a gift
And you've got eternity
To think about
What you'd do with it
What could you do with it
What did I do with it?
What would I do with it?
Skydiving
I went Rocky mountain climbing
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fumanchu
And I loved deeper
And I spoke sweeter
And I watched an eagle as it was flying"
And he said
"Someday I hope you get the chance
To live like you were dying
To live like you were dying
To live like you were dying"
