January 2009???

Oh my goodness! It is hard to think about it already being January 2009!!! Where did 2008 go? I do believe that the older I get....( and that is REAL old)...the faster the years go by. I actually had to write 2009 on a check today and it was hard to do. I started thinking...if 2008 went by so fast...did I get to everything that I wanted to accomplish last year??? One of my co-workers gave us all this idea for the new year...She said that a friend of hers suggested making a "Joy Journal" as her New Year's Resolution. To make a "Joy Journal" you should write down one "joy" in your life, or one "joy" that happened that day. It would help me to remember and see daily how BLESSED that I truly am and reflect on those blessings all throughout the year. I KNOW that God has blessed me...but to write them down and make a collection of those things is so empowering. I LOVE THAT!!! I have already started my Joy Journal. I keep it by the bed to write in before I go to sleep at night.

Here is my "Joy" entry from last night....
Today, Kirk had to go out of town. While being without him makes me lonely and wish for him to get back quickly...I am so proud of him and the job that he does each day. He is a wonderful provider for our family and even though he has to go out of town every so often...I am grateful to have him in my life.

It is that simple... Some entries are long...some entries are VERY short. It doesn't matter...
What "Joy" have you had today???????