Our new word for 2015

We had a word for 2014, and it was ABSORB.

Both of us wanted to focus on and absorb positive things and people.  We had gone through struggles in finding balance and being happy in our personal and professional lives.  Especially on this difficult road of adoption, we needed to absorb the positive, release/move away from the negative, and help us grow into where we needed to be.

The obstacles that we had, don't seem that big now that we've moved past them.  We had such fear to move forward, to go into the unknown.  Fear is a voice in your head telling you that you can't do it.  Sometimes that voice is others around you, influencing you through what they say and how they make you feel.  But when you remove those influences... you realize that *Fear isn't Real*!

A lot of change happened last year, and we've touch on that before.  But as we took the time recently to reflect on the year together, we know that although we've worked so hard on growing and changing where we were, that we need to have time to breathe.

So that is our word for 2015 = BREATHE!

It took a lot of strength to keep us together and to get where we are now.  The journey has been arduous, but thankfully we didn't drag our feet to accept who/where we were.  Bravely we are changing into the people we need to be, and to we do it together.

To breathe, also doesn't mean that we are just exhaling, or relaxing this year (oh no).  It really means that because of what we've been challenged with and worked through, we can now take time to work through any problem.  Often we would fight over trivial things, and take our pain out on each other.  But we both know now that we have done so much, and we can continue to do this. *Together* we breathe it in... we believe in each other and that our family will come together this year... and we know what we will receive.  It won't be easy, but if we breathe, we think, we slow it down, we know where and who we are... what can't we do?

So we both stand together, looking forward at the year, and never looking back.

When we started our journey almost 6 years ago, we never thought we would have done so much, but wow are we ever stronger now! Our focus on taking time for ourselves and each other is going to be awesome.

Hope to share all of our new goals this year at some point with all of you, and for a very prosperous and happy new year.


Love,


Jason & Lauren