1. Looking forward to getting out of the house today…Two days of being iced in is enough!

2. The way 2 degrees feels good after wind chills that were in the -40s

3. Relief is in sight for Sugaree…Two days without a walk makes an 80 lb. lab hard to live with!

4. Having one car that still starts…and getting a new battery for the other

5. Cooking with Logan…We made naan, doughnuts, chicken and rice…I’m so glad the YMCA has opened back up!

6. Cuddling up and watching movies

7. A long game of Monopoly

8. Creating memories

9. The Word of God

10. Being reminded of what a blessing my husband is

1. The expectations that a new year brings

2. 2013 was full of some of the highest highs and lowest lows that I have known

3. Feeling like a stronger and better person because of it all

4. All the positive changes that we made as a family in 2013

5. Pushing through fear

6. Starting 2014 on a positive note

7. Planning new changes for the new year…not resolutions, just expanding on what we’ve already got going on :)

8. Waking up to snow

9. Logan slept in for the first time in a long time

10. Enjoying a quiet morning with my husband <3

1. Logan is on the front page of today’s newspaper…He was photographed during the run leg of our local YMCA’s indoor triathlon.

2. My husband and I did the triathlon as a team. He swam and ran and I biked.

3. That competitive streak that I didn’t know existed…

4. Our friends who drove an hour to race and hang out with us

5. A well deserved nap :)

6. Logan’s friend staying with us for a couple of days

7. Fresh eggs

8. Going to church

9. People who follow leash laws…and that have reasonable control over their dogs

10. Sunny winter days

1. Sore muscles

2. Returning to healthy eating after two days of chocolate pie and divinity…

3. Seeing Logan enjoy his gifts

4. Roses

5. My husband

6. Routines

7. Getting stronger

8. Sharing books

9. Joyce Meyer

10. Love

1. Christmas Eve church

2. It’s a Wonderful Life

3. Logan opening his gifts <3

4. Having our Christmas lasagna premade and in the freezer

5. My husband's thoughtfulness

6. Logan's gratitude

7. Sugaree's excitement

8. Family

9. Love

10. Enjoying everything

1. Working out as a family

2. Logan getting me to run…something I boycotted years ago. :)

3. Coffee with Johanna

4. Reaching out

5. Good news from my mom

6. Practicing humility

7. Our neighborhood

8. Time to read

9. Moving forward after feeling stuck

10. God’s grace

1. Holiday menu planning with my sweet boy

2. Sugaree gets funnier all the time

3. Sitting at the kitchen table with Logan while we both work on our own things

4. Hot cocoa after coming in from the cold

5. Not making it about me

6. Being realistic

7. Photographs…looking at old ones and taking new ones

8. I just heard a big snow plow go up and down our street. :)

9. Sharing a friend’s joy

10. Lifting weights for the first time in a long time

1. The latest lists posted by Crystal and Kylia <3

2. Logan making dinner and dessert

3. A surprise from my husband

4. Cookie cutters

5. Remembering my grandparents

6. Not letting my mind carry me away…

7. Getting involved

8. Not getting involved :)

9. Being consistent

10. LOVE

1. Being honest even when it’s hard

2. Getting my wedding ring back from the jeweler, looking all shiny and new…I haven’t worn it in years and I forgot how beautiful it is! (We purchased a less fancy ring several years ago that I’ve been wearing.)

3. This cleaning craze that I’ve been on…I feel so light and relaxed when things are in order.

4. A voicemail that makes me smile from ear to ear…Why yes, I was having fun and that’s why couldn’t answer!

5. Connecting intellectually

6. Being silly

7. Grocery shopping with Logan

8. Praying about everything

9. Curling up under a warm blanket

10. Walking in love

1. Rising early

2. Admitting when I’m wrong…It’s not as bad as I thought.

3. Talks with my dad

4. All that Logan and I have been accomplishing…I’m so proud of us! <3

5. All these mysterious packages arriving from The Fab Four Store and Dead.net…I can't wait to see what they contain!!!

6. Having a good system

7. My first bike ride in the snow…What fun!

8. Sugaree's silliness

9. Cozy winter boots

10. Love <3