2007

As the years nears it’s end and we look into a brand new year, I always like to stop and think about where I was a year ago and how far I’ve come.  I am always reminded during the holiday season how many blessings I do have in my life and how thankful I should be for the gifts I have been given.  God has blessed us abundantly, and I am grateful for that.  I have a wonderful husband who loves me unconditionally, we both have parents that live near us and are able to spend time with us weekly, we both have jobs that allow us to serve others, and we have a great deal of love and support from friends.  This past year has really shown me who and what true friends are.  It is so true that everyone we meet in life comes to us for a purpose.  We may not always know why until months or years down the road, but everyone has a meaning to our own book of life.  How amazing this journey of life is when we stop and reflect how the pieces fall into place.

Memorable moments of 2007:

• Trent’s grandfather passed away at the end of January.  While it was so difficult to say good-bye, I know how blessed I was to get to know him for the years Trent and I dated and then were married.  He adopted me as a grandchild that had been around my entire life, and he could always make me smile and laugh.  Although I regret he’ll never get to meet our children, I know that the love he shared with us will be passed on to the next generation.
• I am nearing the completion of my Master’s degree.  One more semester of sacrificing and hard work, and the end will be here!  A year ago this seemed like so far away, but now I am here standing before my final semester of graduate school.  What a sweet feeling it is…
• Trent’s grandma was diagnosed with cancer.  Although the doctors feel that this is a cancer that can and will be beat, it brings back painful memories of what we watched Grandpa go through with cancer.  We hope and pray that she has many more years left with us so that she may see and know her other great grandchildren that are not here yet for she has great love and compassion to share with them.
• We took a second honeymoon back to Walt Disney World in Florida.  We were able to spend an entire week playing and acting like kids again.  It was definitely a vacation where we put all of our worries aside and just loved each other and the joy that such a magical place brings!
• We were able to journey back to Grand Junction, Colorado, for the first time to watch the baseball games since our wedding.  It was difficult to attend without Trent’s grandpa who had been a faithful JUCO attendee for years, but it was good therapy for us all to be there as a family.
• We took a vacation with my parents to Colorado Springs.  It was so nice to get away with them again because my family rarely gets away and travels much.  We had a great time, and I can’t wait to take many more trips like that in the future. 
• Our journey down the road of trying to conceive began.  Through this journey I was diagnosed with PCOS and am now fighting infertility, but we know God will bless us with children in His time and it will be perfect.  The journey has been tough and long, but I have always been a fighter.  I have been very weak the past few months as the struggle has gotten to me a great deal, but I hope and pray that 2008 will find me a stronger person who can hand the pain over to Christ and trust in Him that He will provide for us what we need to follow His desires for us in our married life. 

Hopes for the New Year:

• Finish working on parts of our house.  Get the bathroom downstairs done and the kitchen finished.
• Go to Las Vegas — hubby and I have never been, and I think that’s a place we need to go and experience together.
• Continue to watch my niece and nephews grow and be successful in life.  Spend as much time as possible with family members and never take a moment with them for granted.
• Have Trent and I both finish our Master’s degrees so that we are free of schooling and can fully dive into our careers and family life without anything education hanging over our heads.
• To be blessed with a baby.  I pray that this happens for us as well as the many other married couples that are struggling to conceive that we know in our lives. 

Every year seems to go so quickly and months seem to run into years.  I pray that everyone is able to take some time to sit back and count their blessings this time of the year as we look at moving forward into a new year.  May you all find love around you and comfort in knowing that with the new year will come new blessings!  Happy New Year!