CHRIST IS AT THE CENTER OF MY LIFE

I LIVED ONE MORE YEAR

MY MIND IS NO LONGER CONFUSED

MY MENTAL HEALTH IS BETTER

I HAVE LOST ALMOST 100 LBS

MY MEDS ARE CUT IN HALF

I CAN WALK ON MY OWN

I CAN LIFT THINGS WITH MY ARMS

I CAN HOLD MY GRANDCHILDREN AGAIN

MY DAUGHTER IS MY CARE GIVER

MY 2 SONS ARE IN MY LIFE AGAIN AFTER 21 YRS ESTRANGED

I HAVE BEGUN MY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

I CAN BATHE MYSELF

I CAN DRESS MYSELF

I CAN COOK & EAT MY FOOD BY MYSELF

I CAN GO SHOPPING BY MYSELF

I HAVE DS FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS IN MY LIFE 24/7

i HAVE BEEN BLESSED BY THE GENEROSITY OF OTHERS

I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HELP OTHERS IN NEED

OUR NEW CHURCH HAS MOVED ONE BLOCK FROM MY APT

I HAVE FREE ACCESS TRIPS BEC OF PROGRAM ( 30 )

I FOUNDED ~ OVER THE FENCE

I HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES & THEY IN MINE

( And I am sure I will think of more the minute after I hit "Submit Reply" !! )

NDY

Better because

a friend that took a sabbatical from our friendship (to write her memoir) has returned

i graduated from college

i laughed more

i was able to help my brother

i have been more patient - something i've been working on

i received a scholarship

i still have a job in this uncertain economy and got a raise - can i say wow?

i am more at peace with myself and my life than ever before

Worse...

My dog got sick and passed away
My dad has to have surgery on his back
A former close friend isn't speaking with me anymore
My mother has threatened to throw me out because I can't find a job and she's frustrated with my health issues (and dealing with my dad's health and her job but I bear the brunt)
I've been in a massive symptom flare up since September

All in all, a not so good year for me. There's always hope for next year though...

It was a very good year. My husband and I got back together and we both found out we wanted to get closer to each other and to God. We have since been doing both. Looking forward to getting closer to God everyday . I did have some bad news but I refuse to let it get me down. I gave my problems to God and I know he will take care me better then any one else ever will.
~Frieda~

This was a tough year....a good year, but hard. I had weight loss surgery and lost over 100 pounds. Anyone who thinks going through a surgery like that is easy...is crazy. This was such an emotional year...my relationship was on the rocks for most of it....and going through this surgery was hard, but going through it without support...especially when I had been supportive of his surgery the year before. I felt abandoned and very scared. Thankfully after leaving here for two months when I came home we were able to talk about our relationship and both agreed that we wanted to work on it and stay together. This year was tough...however, I regained my health....stopped taking medicine for diabetes, and no longer need my blood pressure prescriptions. It was a good year...certainly better than the year before when I suffered from some mystery illness that kept me in the hospital for a week and then got pneumonia not once but twice....lost much of my muscle tone from my cholesterol meds....not to mention my hair! Now that I think of the year before this....I can definitely say this was a better year!

Great topic Barb, I love it.

This year has been a mixture of better and worse, the worse was that we had to help our precious little Sadie (mini dachshund) cross the rainbow bridge, we are still heartbroken over the loss to our lives. Our apartment complex continues to decline, RAPIDLY!!! so much so that we are not going to put up our usual patio decorations for Christmas. Worse because we had hoped to be able to have been moved by now.

Better, as we have a decent little dependable car, I miss the big ol buick, but not all the gas it needed and as it was an old buick it needed ALOT of repairs. Sighs...it was kind of an end of an era for us in many ways, but on with the cute little car, that is fun to drive.
Better as we adoped not 1 but 2 little doggies, Chole our "baby girl" shih tzu, who is full of life, energy, and brings lots of joy to our home. Molly the little yorkie who had spent her entire life (8 years) as a breeder in a puppy mill, she is learning to trust and to walk upright, loves to be petted, and is learning to play with the other dogs. Better also as my son got a decent job, and is finally learning some responsibility. HURRAY!!!

MUCH BETTER for me as I have now been with DailyStrength about a year and I love it.

first part was ok,then as usual,the second part goes all to hell...