A New Year

The beginning of a new year.  A fresh start. A new career path. Changes, most definetely. But, everyone talks about a New Years Resolution - the gym maybe, quit gambling, quit drinking, lose weight. Whatever it may be, I find it pointless. Shouldn't you have goals like these all year around? Why should a new calendar year change your ideas of how you live? Why can't you set these goals in December or June? You want to quit smoking in November...wellll may as well wait until the new year and make it a resolution. That sounds STUPID!! You want to change, well the present is as good a time as any. So instead of making a resolution I'm going to continue with the goals I already have, short term and long term. 

I do however believe in giving thanks, not just at Thanksgiving or on January 1, I believe in thanking God all year long. But I think its fair to thank Him for what he has given me in the past year.

-A job. I was lucky enough to work for not one, but two wonderful accountants during the year 2013. I learned a lot, and enjoyed my work and my coworkers. How many people can say that? I can't be thankful enough for a steady income. 

-My apartment. This one falls on my parents. I am a lucky girl to have parents who can help support me. 2013 was my first year technically living alone. Yes, I'd gone to college and done the dorm thing. And yes, I even moved to California for six months. But, there was always someone to cook for me, buy groceries for me, call the rv place to drain the fifth wheel, etc. 2013 I was all on my own, at least until June when Casey moved in for a couple months. And living alone for the first time is downright SCARY! IT'S TERRIFYING! I'll never forget dad moving me in, and the minute he walked out the door I looked around and burst into tears. I was SO excited to have my own place that I hadn't even thought about what it would feel like to be alone until he walked out the door. He of course forgot something and walked back in the door and witnessed the tears...I don't know what he thought, but I was sure reminded I will ALWAYS need my daddy. 

-And with my apartment...my landlords. Wiley and Melisa Taylor. You made my transition into living alone a LOT more easy. Thank you for all that you do. From the ants, to the drains, to the flooded bathrooms, to the DVR, to the chats in the laundry room. You two are AWESOME! 

-Friends. I've gained new ones and kept the great ones. Friends are the family you get to choose. So how lucky am I to have another kind of family made up of a mix of totally amazing people.  

-Health. I look around and see a lot of people close to me lose someone or come close to losing someone. And I can honestly say my family and my closest friends are all still right beside me and doing well. I can't thank God enough for the health and safety of those closest to me. 

-Family. I have said it before, I'll say it now, and I know I'll say it again; I have a family that stands beside eachother and supports eachother through some of the most trying times, and some of the happiest time. There is a ton of love between us and while we have our days when we may not get along, we always know we will be there for eachother. 

2013 was truly a year for the books. Full of love, family, and friends. I'm not sure that 2014 will top it, I'm not sure a person can be that blessed. I wish everyone a happy 2014, may it be blessed with more than you can ask for. 

So until time, here's to the cowboys I dream about at night, the coffee that wakes me up in the mornings, and most importantly Christ, the one who gives me the strength to get through the day. 

Love, Kate 

A new year = a new journal for my crazy thoughts...