New Year = New Opportunities

Well, well....it has been quite a while since I have posted a new blog. So much has happened in the past few months!

The job I started last September lasted about a week. It was just not a good fit for me. However, I just started a new job this past week. I am excited about this one. I actually like it so far. It is just supposed to be a contract position for about 6 months working thru a temp service; but I am hoping that it will turn into something a little longer. One year is my goal. If I can put all my income aside for one year, then we will have all our extra debt paid off & have enough money to pay for an adoption.

I also started hormone replacement therapy back in November. The husband heard a commercial about this natural/ bio-identical hormone clinic. He called me & said I needed to go (ha). Since the lupron depot shots, I have not felt like the same person. Now I know part of the reason for that is because my hormones were off. I had my first "pellet" back in November. I am not sure I can tell a huge difference; but the husband says he can. I had to pay for a year of this therapy up front; so I will at least keep up with the treatment for that period of time. We will see how it goes.

The month of December was a rough month for me. I lost two babies in the month of December...one in 1998 & the other in 2002. Needless to say, I usually get down during that time of the year. Some years are worse than others; and this year just happened to be worse. On top of already being down, I hear of 6 different people I know being pregnant...one of which is my brother & his wife. It is always hard for me to hear about people being pregnant; but the timing of this made it worse. There ended up being a lot of drama & conflict within my family because of all of this. I wont go into detail; lets just say it was horrible & I am so glad it is over!! {Sadly, 2 out of those 6 people ended up having miscarriages the 1st week of January (one of which was my brother & his wife). I know what it feels like to loose a baby; and I pray for both families that suffered that loss.}

Moving on to the New Year.....I am excited to see what this new year has in store. So far, it has brought about a new job for me. Hopefully it will also bring my husband & I a baby via adoption!! We are looking at starting the process sometime in March or April. We should have all of our "ducks in a row" by then =)) As for New Year resolutions, I did not really make any. I guess I should have though. So....as of now, my resolution(s) will be to:
work on my relationship with the Lord
get more involved in the church
try to be a more positive person & stop focusing on the negative in life
read more books (including the Bible)
spend more time with family & friends
try to be more disciplined with day-to-day chores (I seem to have gotten lazy with them - ha)
exercise

In closing, I just want to ask everyone to pray for a dear friend of mine who is battling cancer. She received some not-so-good news on her last doctor visit. Please pray for her, as well as her family.