So we come to the end of another year - usually a time first of reflection and second of looking forward, so I suppose I shall not break with tradition!

2003 had a lot of difficult times for me:

*health worries including a lump being removed that turned out to be benign, and a heart thing
*a major car accident
*continued strain with my father
*father's diagnosis with cancer
*more failed attempts at conception
*political issues at church

However, there were some very high points in my life this year as well:

*moving into the new house…finally
*health worries turning out to be nothing to worry about at all
*two fun trips to England
*momentous decisions about the rest of my life

I'm sure I'm missing something somewhere, but I think even though there were some definite low points to this year, on the whole the positives do outweigh the negatives.

Looking forward to 2004, I will stay focused on the positive. So what do I think will happen in the coming year? Good question. Here are my predictions:

We will have a baby or at least be well on the way to having one by the end of 2004. There are just too many things pointing in that direction to make me believe it isn't going to finally happen. I have every faith and hope that it will indeed.

I will embark on a new and successful career doing something that I really like, instead of something that I sorta like some days and don't like so much others.

Our house will continue to evolve into the place we want it to be. Hey! We have interior doors now, so we are making our baby steps!

I will get my weight back down to where it was before the car accident and even better. (Perhaps since pregnancy may be a factor this year, I should just call it body shape instead of weight?)

Those are the things that I am focused on and want the most, so I will stop at that.

I predict 2004 will have its down times as well. There always have to be sad times, but….I see so many positive things on the horizon that I don't even want to thing about those things for the time being. We will deal with them as they come.

One thing is for sure. I love my husband more every day, and I am very lucky to have him. I think I'll keep him. :-) And seeing our family finally expand is a very exciting thought!!! Whether this month was the lucky time, or next month will be, or even the next month, it WILL happen.

As for all of you - friends, loved ones, and those who I don't even know, I hope you get what you want out of the new year. Godspeed and Happy New Year!

Now I'm off to watch Dick Clark do his thang. Good night!