Word of the Year: Perspective

Shew!....what a year! While I was thinking about how crazy, weird, sad, and even scary this year has been, still so many awesome memories started popping in my mind from this past year. One of the biggest bright spots in 2020 was the birth of Kole. What joy he has brought to us! My year was also sprinkled with lots of time spent with my family, many hours with the grandkids, just soaking up the smiles and hugs, and savoring any time we got together. I missed greatly taking a big vacation- but thankful we did go on two mini- getaways. I miss work - after 17 years at the bed and breakfast, it was over just like that. I’m sad I’m missing so much time with Mom and Dad and the rest of the family again after going a few months of all of us being together. I’m normally a pretty optimistic person, but this year has done something to me. It's changed my outlook on many things, it's made me fearful at times, it's caused my feelings to be all over the place. I overthink things, I doubt myself, I'm just not the same person I used to be.

A few years ago, I started picking a word for the year. 

This year I chose......PERSPECTIVE.

Every day is a gift from God, an opportunity, and what we do with it and how we look at it is up to us. Our perspective on things can change how we think and feel. 

This picture is bittersweet.....at first look it makes me want to cry that this is as close as Mom and Dad get to a visit at my house, but it melts my heart to see their happy faces talking to Kole through the glass. Today, I’ll count this as a joy!!! ❤️❤️❤️ 

We can’t always change our circumstances, but we can change our perspective. I am praying that I will stop dwelling on the negative and instead, look for the blessings each day has to offer. 🙏🏻❤️🙌🏻