Merry Merry Christmas!

Well, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

We are wishing for PEACE on EARTH! :) Hope you guys had a wonderful Christmas, as usual Santa gave us some great presents and we were blessed to be with Kenny's family this Christmas.

Christmas has a funny way of making you think...we are so incredibly lucky, aren't we? We have so much! The great thing, is we continue our giving among those less fortunate...with food delivered, presents given, donations made, and more! Lida spent Christmas Eve at Hope House giving ladies facials and taking pictures! They absolutely loved their pictures! It's amazing to see just a small 'nothing' in our eyes, makes a big difference in theirs. Lida was also on call this Christmas, but because she did her homework early, we did not have 1 call all day yesterday!

We both think it's interesting because many people stop their joy, giving, and helping right after Christmas. It's the mentality that once per year people need help, when really it's all year.

We have many many plans for the new year, new goals, new focus, re-energizing ourselves. One of our goals is Kenny's healing - we know this will happen in June! We cannot wait to go see the doctor to see the results of his viral count. Will let you know too! One of our main focuses is to take time to help others and be encouraging to others. In addition, we've decided to focus on things that are going to strengthen us in the next couple of years to make our lives amazing! Whatever you decide, make sure to list your successes for the 2008 year, your goals for the upcoming year, and the action steps. Then, at every month, take a monthly review and work again. It's so easy for us to get caught up in life and never really live at all.

Lida stumbled across this quote, which really touched her this week, fortunately she recieved the corresponding book for Christmas.
~"Complaining does not work as a strategy. We all have finite time and energy. Any time
we spend whining is unlikely to help us achieve our goals. And it won't make us happier."
This is from Randy Pausch who wrote The Last Lecture

As Lida will be turning a QUARTER of a CENTURY next week, she's been working to focus on becoming a better person and achieving amazing things for the next couple of years!

Wishing you the best New Year! We cannot wait to see what 2009 will bring!

Love you always,
K&L