Ringing in the New Year

 We are getting ready to say goodbye (and maybe for some of us it’s good riddance) to 2018 and we are ready to ring in the New Year and welcome the year 2019!!! Can you believe it?! Another year gone, and for some of us, we are wondering where the year went. When I was younger I swear time went so slow, but as an adult, I feel like the hours and days just fly right by.

I am a New Year’s baby so I get to start the new year out a year older, and if I am lucky, a little wiser from my experiences from the previous year.  At the start of every new year, I transfer birthdays, anniversaries and other important dates from my old calendar to my new one so that I don’t miss out or forget anything.

This year, I am doing something a bit different and it’s my birthday wish that you will join me. This year, I am adding to my calendar, once a month, to do something special for someone I love. Often times, when we lose someone, we wish we had spent more time with them or we wish we would have told them how much they meant to us. This year, let’s change that together.

This year, it’s going on my calendar for the first week of each month, and I am going to pick one person that I love and tell them how much they mean to me and do something special for them. This can be a parent, grandparent, best friend, or anyone that is special to you. Some ideas of things you can do for them is to write them a letter, pick fresh flowers for them, send them a box of chocolates (who doesn’t want that!) or even simply take the time to call them and catch up and let them know what they mean to you.

This idea is special to me because a few years ago I was able to tell someone how much they meant to me, and within days, they were gone. I had no idea that the visit with my good friend, Jennifer, was going to be my last. I remember that day like it was yesterday. The last words I said to her before I left her house were “I love you” and I am so glad I let her know how I felt. These days, you just never know. One day your loved one is here and the next day they could be gone.  

So, together, let’s start this year out right and fill up our calendar intentionally with acts of love every month. I know I won’t regret it. I hope you won’t, too.  

Happy New Year friends!

xoxo,

Brenda