December Daily - December 30

This is the December 30 assignment from the Holidays in Hand class I took from Jessica Sprague.

We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love.  ~Mother Theresa

Write about your favorite activities, accomplishments or milestones this year.   Definitely one of my favorite activities was also an accomplishment for me and a milestone for Elizabeth - we completed our first year of homeschooling in May!   I loved teaching Elizabeth, though there were days that we'd have to take a break because she wasn't focused and I wasn't patient.  Always a good opportunity to learn forgiveness and humility - and hopefully instill that in my kids.  Elizabeth loved spending a week with her grandparents in mid-May.  Katherine loved graduating from pre-K and starting kindergarten.  She spent a few days with her grandparents in November - though she called me sobbing one night and has decided she doesn't want to go alone again.  Annie had a great time growing, being a big sister to Harrison and going to the TN Aquarium (we're members now).  Harrison had a BIG year - he turned one and three days later, started walking!!!!  What a joy that was to see...and capture on camera!!  Check out what a baby he was compared to now!  {sniff} My baby is growing so quickly!!!!! 

Photograph something related to love.  Wow.  Um, I have no idea what I'm going to take a picture of - no idea at all!

Our "do" today - more games and family time.  I'm loving all the games we're playing together though I'm not always loving the teaching opportunities.  Ahem.  :)

Remember ~ Spend a few minutes thinking about how far you have come, whether this year, or in life.   A lot has gone on this year that I don't have the freedom to discuss here - a lot of conversations happened that needed to happen, ties severed, ties re-established.  2009 was not as difficult as 2008 in some ways, but in other ways it was more difficult.  I set out with the desire to be more gentle in 2009 and I didn't do well.  At all.  Blew. It.  All I can do is hope that 2010 will be better than 2009 in that respect and many others...but that's a post for tomorrow, isn't it?  :)