With the way the economy is both locally, nationally and in the world it is hard sometimes to see the bright side to the future. Mathew and I try very hard to focus on what's our responsibility and what we can do to prepare and really take hold of what we can to build a bright future for our son and our family. Life has it's cycles. You have moments of triumph, failure and those times that we sit at a plateau.
Will is growing and as we've been attempting to grow our family it is not without deep struggle. We have been trying for nearly 2 years and have come across many hurdles. We cherish William. He is more than we could've ever asked for. More recently we've come to the decision that if we don't conceive in the next year and half, or so, we'll start the adoption process. Mat and I have always been on the same page as far as wanting foster children and adopting so it's not too hard of a decision, but it is a lot sooner than we had anticipated.
My heart aches from time to time about the struggles we've had trying to conceive, but lately I've come to grips with it. I realize there are blessings with every struggle. It has really brought joy in my heart knowing that no matter what, we will have a child in the next couple of years.
On the flip side, Mat's new additional job has turned out to be the best blessing. It's enabled us to get in a place financially that we didn't think would happen for years. We still have a long ways to go but we are so happy that we're in the process of getting out of debt and saving up for a house. We pray that it continues to do well and that not many road blocks come along.
My job has been going great! I love it and it's the perfect challenge. I went to a workshop recently and it was so informational. I really want to grow and learn more in my job/career. We'll see where it goes. I've also been training for a 5k. I know it's not a HUGE goal, but it''s been a tough one for me my whole life. I have not so great knees. I have insoles now and am happy to have new running shoes. So far, it's proven very helpful. I press forward. I will be running in LA in February.
William is growing and learning so much every single day. He's doing well in his two preschools, and loves going. He gets especially excited to go on Friday's to Bishop with daddy. The school there is much more involved and a little more structures. He always enjoys telling me about his friends and what he did when he was there. His vocabulary, manners and kind heart never cease to amaze us.
We've gone Paleo! What you eat changes you and how you feel. We've changed to Paleo in hopes that we're being healthier and more natural. Less sugar, more veggies, meats, fruits and healthy nuts. We have a different way of looking at what we eat and how much. Mat and I just started this, so I'll keep a post about how it's going. We've also been exercising every day. Mat's been doing P90X II and I've been running and doing Hip Hop Abs. I'm going to try to do a better job of keeping up with how I feel... cause I know it impacts me the next day.
January is halfway through and it's a great new year!
Cheers to a healthy life!
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