not Wordless Wednesday

Steven and I before the pinning of the badge ceremony.

watching their daddy get sworn in.

It's official, #3 baby!

The newest members of the FFFD!

Last night Steven and these other men were officially made FF Firemen.

They were sworn in and received their badges.

It was such an awesome event and we are so proud of all of them, especially Steven.

Happy "GOLDEN" 15th Birthday Miranda

15 years old...wow!

15 fabulous years ago my sister gave birth to her first daughter making me an Auntie.

I was there to witness the whole thing and what an amazing experience it was.

I am very proud of this beautiful young lady, she is going to go far in this life!

Happy birthday Miranda Lea Anne! I love you~

Wordless Wednesday: one day of God's beauty.

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5:20pm

(all pics are taken from my iPhone and edited with the Instagram app.)

One year ago today...

Steven was hired onto the FFFD.

So thankful for this opportunity and dream come true for him.

He makes me a very proud to be his wife.

one little word...

One little word can make a huge difference in your life, in your thinking, in your actions...

This year is the first year I am participating in Ali Edward's "One Little Word."

This year, along with making a few New Year Resolutions, I am choosing "one little word."

I starting thinking about this about three weeks ago. One word, a word that can make a difference in my life, make an impact, inspire me, help me, be with me daily, in my thoughts and actions.

Embrace:

em·brace

¹   verb, -braced, -brac·ing, noun

verb (used with object)

1.

to take or clasp in the arms; press to the bosom; hug.

2.

to take or receive gladly or eagerly; accept willingly: toembrace an idea.

3.

to avail oneself of: to embrace an opportunity.

4.

to adopt (a profession, a religion, etc.):

5.

to take in with the eye or the mind.

I want to embrace my children, my husband, my relationships, my work, my body, my fears, my LIFE!

I want to live in the now. I don't want to take anyone or anything from granted. I want to embrace what this world has to offer me kicking, screaming or with a smile on my face...preferably with a smile on my face.

I can't wait to embrace 2012 and all it has to offer!

New Year, New Resolutions.

Last year I made several New Year Resolutions and looking back I did pretty good.

I am proud to say that...

~I did NOT buy any pop for our home this year. I didn't say I didn't drink any, I'm just sayin' that I did not buy it for our home.

~I did NOT run a 5k, I did however run a 1 mile and that was plenty. I have always thought I "wanted" to run a 5k until I ran a 1 mile. I am not a runner and don't enjoy running, at all!!!

~I did lessen my Coffee Hut habit. In February I got a Keurig, BESTTHINGEVER!!!

~I did drink more water and after much research we decided vitamins were not beneficial for our family, but that Juice Plus is! We all started taking Juice Plus about 4 months ago and love it!

~I did work out 10 of the 12 months this year. Not bad.

~I did in fact yell LESS. I asked my boys and they both agreed that I did yell less, Yah!

~Chemical Free-we were mostly chemical free using mostly our Norwex. I did buy a few containers of Clorox wipes for quick wipe-ups but that was the only chemical bought and used in our home. We got very good use of our Norwex this year.

I think I did a great job at resolving some issues in my life.

I am still mulling over this years resolutions and think I'm going to do Ali Edwards "one little word."

I will be back this week to post about what I've come up with!

Happy 2012, may your year be blessed~