2014 Reflection & A Happy New Year!

Even though it hasn't really sunk in yet (and I am still behind on last years posts) I guess I should take a moment to say happy new year! I honestly can't believe that another year has come and gone. At the start of 2014 I was looking forward to so many things, I set a long list of goals for myself and our family- half of which I didn't even come close to accomplishing!

My secret motto last year was to have a beautiful year. Finding the joy and beauty in things is sometimes a struggle for me, so I really wanted to try to be more positive and happy with everything that happened to our family during 2014. I must admit that this motto proved to be a lot harder to live than I anticipated. We made a lot of huge changes in 2014 that impacted our lives quite dramatically. As I sit here think a bit about everything that happened last year I find it almost impossible to believe that we spent only 7 months in Calgary and 5 months here in Listowel!

We are all still adjusting to being here in Ontario (even though it's been 5 months.) It's funny because even though we are familiar with so many things here, it also feels like we are living in a whole new world. This holiday season has given Dan and I a lot of time for reflection and thought towards our past, our present and our future. I wish I could say that we've figured things out that we know where we are going and what we are doing, but in all truthfulness we still feel like we are open to where ever the breeze might take us. Right now we fee like we are living another step of our journey to somewhere. I wish I knew where that end point was but I am also starting to feel a little more accepting of the journey that we are living.

In some of our conversations Dan and I have come to feel and realize that even though our lives have involved a lot of moving and uncertainty we have been blessed to experience so much that this beautiful country has to offer, and to gain a much broader perspective on what life has to offer us during the process. In meeting with so many different family members we have been reminded just how special and important family is, but also how important it is to live your life and seize the the day. I can honestly say that after all of our holiday adventures we are feeling inspired to really figure out what is is that we want from life this year.

And so our new motto for this year is Carpe Diem! (for those of you who are unfamiliar with this Latin phrase it means: Seize the day!) We will not sit back and simply allow life to pass us by wallowing in uncertainly and confusion but instead we are going to very actively try to decide what we want from the future and determine the path that we need to arrive there. No more sitting back and waiting for things to happen, this is the year that we will figure it all out- or at least make a decision about what we want and determine what steps we need to make in order to get there! (I know that things can always change but you still have to have a dream to work towards achieving.)

I'm both scared and excited for this year. There is always so much to look forward to at the start of a new year, you never know what might be coming your way, but you also have the chance to start fresh again and decide what kind of year you want to have. I really hope and pray that Dan and I can be successful for our family as we undergo the seemingly impossible challenge of trying to chase after our dreams. I hope we can be strong enough to stand up to whatever we will face this year and I really hope that we can make this a year of success for the Fuller family!

Here's to 2015!

Jordan