JSBKT The Imperfectly Perfect Family of 5: {The End of 2012}

The last day of the year is one of my favorite days.

I love to take a step back and reflect on all of the happenings that have taken place. I love to see how much my children have grown as individuals and how we have grown as a family of 5. I’m not one for resolutions, but I do like to set goals for myself and since I’m a bit competitive with myself, I like to see just how many personal goals I accomplished over the course of a year.

Over the past week, I have searched deep within myself. I have asked myself questions. I have thought about what changes I can make within myself in order to become a better person.

Mother Nature was very kind to me this morning. She must have known just how much I would need a good run! Instead of battling temperatures in the low to mid 20’s, I was welcomed by a "warm" 41 degrees start to the day. My 6.5 mile run was consumed by thoughts of how to make 2013 even better than 2012.

Sadly, the excitement I felt this morning quickly faded when Jason and I took our Millie girl to the vet. I am not ready to share the details just yet. My sadness runs deep and my emotions are a bit raw. However as I sit with my beautiful pup, I am reminded that I can’t let the sadness I have in my heart consume my whole world.

I have very few words to share on this last day of twenty twelve but I have a lot of wonderful memories and so much to be grateful for.