Happy New Year!!

It's been so long since I've blogged. I've done Myspace and Facebook and let this aside; simply because I am still not understanding how to do everything. I'm sitting here at home with the Christmas lights on, music playing and thought to give it another shot! I've been doing alot of thinking today. We had church this morning and not tonight (a nice break for a Minister's family I must admit). Tim/I are alone ... Ashlyn left today with our youth for the Winter Extreme. Brittney left this weekend to go back to school. She and Benjamin want to spend New Years together; then she'll start back work. I began alot of thinking tonight about how we're going to be empty nest in two years (if Ashlyn goes off to school - would love her to stay closer by). Alot of changes have been going on in my life; especially the last two and half years. Our move to Alabama was a big change; Brittney left for college, my Poppo Vines died unexpectedly. His death rocked my world; he was such a bright spot in my life. I've not been very welcoming of these changes to be honest. I've tried; Tim said I've done much better. It's taken time. Wonder why? Tim and I are excited @ what life is going to bring us. I preface that to say ... I've been a Mom many years and I'll always be "Mom" and adore the title but struggling with what will I do now? God is showing me things in my life. I do know I want to be in His perfect will for my life. I want to be a woman that Christ would be proud of. I want to love people with everything I have. I want to be a better wife, better Mom, better friend/sibling, forgive more, minister/serve more but am so unsure of myself at times. I sense I'm rambling but that's OK :) I prayed tonight that 2008 would be a year of just those things. Stay tuned; much more blogging coming - I sense the need to write/type more!!