Happy New Year!!

This is the first day of the rest of your life, what are you going to do with it? That is the question that I ask myself often. Some days I think I make pretty good choices but others...... well....... We all make good and bad choices and we just have to live with them and move on. How did you spend your New Years Eve? I for the first time in about 13 years went out with friends. It was the first time that Parker James and I did not spend New Years together in his short 8 years of life. I don't think it bothered him any but Grandma gave it some thought!! I went to a dance with a girlfriend and had a wonderful time but as I looked around the room I saw so many lonely people. You can see it in their eyes and faces, they are lost and wonder what are they going to do with themselves now that they are single again? I hurt for them because it is like they don't have anything to live for, I know how that feels, after 2 divorces and a death of a spouse I too asked that question more than once. But I found answers!!!! Jesus showed me lots of reasons to live grand children, children, mom, friends, church, New Orleans.... need I go on?!?!?! Life is all about choices and what we do with them. I told a friend today that "Sometimes life sucks,but at least I get to experience it!!" I want to experience all that life has to offer me in 2009 I would prefer that it be all good for once as the last 2 years have been rather rough but what ever I am looking forward to new and exciting adventures!!! With that said I am ready to ditch the cold, ice, wind and snow and get right in to summertime!!!!