2010 Good-Bye, Adios, Smell-you-later.....but thank you for the lessons learned however hard they may have been!!!

This may be too candid for some, so sorry if it is a little too personal, but life is candid and so are my experiences! Here is a list of my best and worst experiences of 2010:


-Libby getting baptized, even if we(Garrett and Anne Deucher clan) all had the stomach flu, and Aunt Sarah was having full blown contractions.....thanks Sarah and baby Ty for waiting!
-Watching baby Ty being born, oh how I love that nephew of mine, we have a special bond thing going!
-Lake Powell, North Carolina, St. George, and California.
-Tessa leaving the nest this year. From my heart to Ms Kathy's Moonbeam Pre-School!
-Serving the ladies in my church, and more than that getting to know the ladies in my church. Amazing! They give, they care, they serve, they are....just good to the bone!
-Camping with the girls in a Monsoon! Yes, this was year two of camping in a Monsoon maybe next year we'll be renting a cabin!
-Making over my house! New tile, new paint, new couches, new bedding, new drapes! I am so grateful that I have a creative outlet that will let me "escape" for just a while.
-Wendy Densley Wight getting married. Wendy has been one of my "Best" friends for over 25 years, I was so excited! Now Wendy.....first comes marriage then comes baby.....just sayin'
-St. George with Haley and Courtney at the blogging conference. I have a amazing friends, I'm so proud!
-Having my entire extended family together for Christmas!
-Never giving up on the things I used to enjoy running, the outdoors, hobbies, traveling etc. however frustrating it may have been, I'm starting to enjoy all of them again......hard work really does pay off!
-Learning that faith is not a given gift, it is a gift that is obtained through seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, even a year of hard work and perseverance.
-Realizing swallowing a huge piece of bitter, tough, and sour humble pie is not easy, Anne can't fix and be in control of everything...dang-it!
-Late night cuddles with my 3 darlings. Whatever I did to get these three, I will never know!
-Learning that praying 10 times a day for a miracle, fasting to be healed, fulfilling my church callings, serving others, reading my scriptures daily, attending the temple regularly, doing my visiting teaching monthly, never missing the sacrament, doing my best to be a good wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friends etc. is not an insurance policy to take away my illness but, it will give me courage, patience, and the strength to keep putting one foot in front of the other.
-Learning that my best friend is someone that I cannot see or touch!
-Learning that my second best friend is a Hairy, quarter Italian, football loving fella, that just gets me . He loves me for all of my imperfections. He carries me, he carries me , he carries me!
-Learning that it is possible to get through a day or even a week on 5 minutes of peace! Trust me, I know!

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-Realizing just today, that no matter how hard I think I have it there is someone out there that is in need of "me" and my strengths, because my strengths just might be their weaknesses. For all of those that have given me some of your "strengths", you will never know how grateful I am!