A New Year…and...a New Perspective!

“The pursuit of excellence is gratifying and healthy. The pursuit of perfection
is frustrating, neurotic, and a terrible waste of time.” – Edwin Bliss

One of the things that I personally struggle with the most is perfectionism. Perfectionism is something that is very hard to achieve, especially when you are trying to in every aspect of your life.

…build a beautiful custom home; never miss church; have personal scripture study and family scripture study every day; say personal, family and couple prayers; eat paleo; be skinny (always!); do triathlons; run a successful business; make healthy meals for my family every night; consistently wake up at 6am; take stunning pictures of my family; document my life; travel the world; take my kids on a million adventures; and of course, be happy while doing it all!

For years I have based my success on an all-or-nothing approach with a one track road to get there. 

Instead of continuing to feel inadequate and ordinary, I have decided that...

This year is going to be different.

You see, God doesn’t expect perfection, nor does He care about a ‘perfect life.’ He cares about growth, about who we are becoming, and about our eternal welfare. My long list of goals wasn’t about what God wanted me to learn personally – it was about what I ‘thought’ I needed to obtain in order to be successful. 

“Perfectionism is all or nothing. Growth is little by little. Perfectionism is all about the goal. Growth is more about the journey. Perfectionism is about the outward appearances. Growth is about what happens on the inside. Perfectionism is about what we do. Growth is about who we’re becoming.” -Holley Gerth

My perspective this year is to: GROW IN GRACE

Winter Shenanigans

We have had an exceptionally LONG winter! 

Good thing we have been able to stay busy among the bitter cold and piles of snow.

These pictures will be the last from 2015! (well, maybe)

The first snow fell early November. 

Clay and I took advantage of the time while the 2 little ones were snoozing and spent some quality time together.

 

We spent an evening cosmic bowling in the dark!

That was a lot of fun. 

 

We spent lots of time just "hanging out"

 

And helping Momma!

 

This little stink tried to open 1 present every day. She just couldn't help herself.

 

Day trips to the mall

 

And afternoons chillin at Outer Limits

 

Winter also brought the excitement of decorating for the season.

 

Gingerbread houses

 

Celebrating Jauncee's birthday at Kabuki! Our favorite place to eat in Logan.

 One of the hundreds of pictures on my cell phone from a safari hunting trip that Clay went on.

(Such a big imagination)

 

And that is a wrap! 

2015 has been real! 

Of course full of the usual ups and downs, but would it be real life if it wasn't?!

With a new year comes a new perspective.

Is that telling of me getting older? 

And perhaps wiser? 

Or just tired of the same ho hum drum? 

Either way we are going to enjoy 2016 to the fullest. 

Living, laughing and loving!