Happy New Year!

In true Kaylan fashion, I realize I am a little late with this, but I just wanted to wish you all a Happy New Year!

2011 was a big year for our family- one we won't ever forget. This was one of those years where God's strength and might became so evident in a real and personal way. His strength and might are always there--always will be and always have been. But during times of challenge, when you feel stripped of "normal," God can show and remind us of how big he is! When we are asked to "get out of the boat," --despite how comfortable we may have been in the boat--God saves us with his strength and shows everyone how amazing He is. He is our healer and our comforter.

We knew going into 2011 that it was going to be a challenging year, but we had no idea how big of a challenge! After much prayer and discussion, we had made the decision to pack up and leave the town where we had each grown up- the town where we met, the town where our family began, and the town where we had a support system of family and friends. We knew this included hubby leaving for the big city while I stayed home with our two young children waiting for our house to sell. God quickly blessed us when our house sold in just 9 days on the market. And the moving blessings just continued from there. We are thankful for the way everything lined up. When we moved here, we never imagined the amount of pediatric specialists Beckett would need easy access to; we did not know we would need insurance to cover a trip to Cincinnati and infant formula and medicine well past the age of 1. We didn't know how wonderful it would be for the husband to get off of work at 3:30. There was a lot we didn't know, but God knew. God took care of all of it for us--even before we knew the need was there.

There were definite ups and downs of 2011, but throughout all of it we grew in big ways as a family. And I am so thankful for that. I am thankful for all the ways God worked in our lives during 2011. And now we enter 2012, and I cannot wait to see what God has in store for our family.

This year, I don't want to just "survive." (I can honestly say that at about this time last year--home alone with a 4 month old on a feeding tube and an active and playful 3 year old--survival really was my goal!) I want to be more intentional with my time. I want to continue to work on my goal to "Do the work." I have a lot of growing to do to get there, but I am going to try. I want to love my family well. I want to make our home a happy and engaging environment for Brant. And I want answers and blessings for Beckett. And of course, I want to exercise more and eat healthy!! :) Cause who doesn't want that??

Thank you again for praying for our family throughout 2011. We are so blessed to have wonderful friends and family with whom to share our requests and our praises! Happy New Year!