2015 Goals Revisited

Before we can talk about 2016 I love to look back at the year we just finished and see if those goals we set were completed. We declared 2015 to be "The Year Of Love" . I had listed out several goals for each of our family members. Those goals looked like this:

For myself:
Personal Goals -
1. complete another Bible Study at Change of Pace South
2. read through the Bible in a year
3. continue nightly prayer/devotions with Trent
4. drink less coffee (just kidding! I was just checking to see if you were paying attention)
5. run a 5k (not kidding.... now it's on here, I have to do it)
6. find LOVE all around me
**Update: I did all of these things! (Except number 4). Trent and I were so excited to have read through the Bible together in one year. What a wonderful, growing experience that was!**
Business Goals-
1. create beautiful paintings
2. inspire and encourage others through my work
3. create something NEW and not just what "everyone else is doing"
**Update: I like to think I did all of these things.**
For Anne:
1. encourage healthy eating and exercise
2. continue piano lessons
3. figure out a good inhaler/ or something to help with her asthma so that #1 can be accomplished
4. teach her to be a strong young lady, not someone who will follow the crowd
**Update: Anne continued with piano throughout the Spring of 2015, but we gave it a break the remainder of the year. We are really happy with her new inhaler to help with her asthma. She is excited to start softball this coming Spring!. And I believe we're making good progress with number 4.**
For Abbey:
1. she wants to run a race this year
2. continue piano lessons
3. encourage kind and loving words
4. teach her to be strong, yet gentle and compassionate at the same time
**Update: Abbey didn't run a "real" race, though she still loves running and I can definitely see some form of running her her future. Piano did not bring much love into Abbey's life- in fact it caused quite a bit of frustration. We gave piano a break after the Spring. We are still working on 3 and 4, and I believe we will be for quite a while.**
For Maggie:
1. encourage her newly found love of mathematics
2. she would like to start reading this year
3. try to help her work through her anger when she is tired
4. help her to continue to be strong and loving
**Update: Maggie is doing great with math. She also is learning to read and does a good job. It definitely is hard work for her, but she is getting it and is really excited when she can read a small book independently. We are still working on three and four.**
For Caroline:
1. help her learn to walk this year
2. and say a few words
3. love on her like crazy
4. try not to spoil her terribly
 **Update: Caroline learned to walk at 18 months, so halfway through 2015. She is saying lots of words. We loved on her like crazy in 2015... Not sure how good of a job we did on not spoiling her terribly.**

So there you have it! A wonderful year of Love. I'm eager to share with you what the Hess family has in mind for 2016!