I have a HIGHSCHOOLER?!?!

So I may seem a little delayed in this discovery...as she has been in highschool for the past 4+months..but REALLY, my baby girl is in highschool...just wow
We are ending our CHRISTmas break and the kiddos head back tomorrow...it seems to quick, and yet I know I was ready for the decorations to come down and life to get back to "normal", and yet I am sad as the music goes back and the days will become scheduled...seems like a piece of my heart is going away tomorrow...
partly because my JJ will be starting his new school, which is such a God led move, but it is still something "new" and both of us will need time to adjust with this, but we will...and then my Bug goes back to HIGHSCHOOL, yes I have to put this is all caps, I still can't believe it! Every time I tell someone I just shake my head a little bit...she is in highschool, seems so crazy, but she is....
I realize the last time I wrote was in July, WOW, I always intend to get on here more, maybe one day I will be a "true" blogger, or maybe God will just have me stay the occasional writer who "blogs" here and there..I don't know, I don't know what this new year brings...but I know God has some big plans, as He had this last year...
2011 was amazing...in a small recap, if I can do anything small:

-MAJOR healing in friendships and life
-I GOT A HIGHSCHOOLER ;-p
-JJ has had the BEST heart check-ups since birth!
-I lost over 100 pounds!!! This was ALL God and this journey continues!
-My husband and me grew closer and more  open to one another
-I am in TEXAS STATE! ahhh
-Closer with family <3 LOVE THIS
-Many new people and friendships!!!
-There were many "firsts" for me and our family
-We got a DOG!
-Fabi and I went ZIPLINING (we go again this year, on a BIG course, ekk)
-I learn more every year about who I am in Christ and learn to love the woman I am and growing to be,    reminding myself I am a work in progress, so NEVER looking at who I was, but accepting the forgiveness and moving on
-Many tears....while I stay filled with joy always, this doesn't mean I don't have bad moments or sad moments..but I can't recall them to even share, through God I learn to give those days to Him and not dwell in them, but dwell in HIM!
-Kel got braces (Yay), JJ lost a toenail (GROSS)
-Fabi started working out too, and has motivated me to move more as I motivated him to eat better!

And i could go on, but did say short...mostly I look back at the year and thank God, wow! He has taken me and grown me in many ways, and while I resisted, He persisted and didn't give up...when i failed He didn't condemn me, He picked me up and loved me...
this is an attribute I pray I can have one day for all of those around me...there were easy days and hard days, and I am thankful for both....there are nights I went to bed thankful and humbled by the choices I made...and nights I went to bed trying to justify the choices, only to be humbled and asking forgiveness for them....just like anyone else!
But 2011 was amazing and I am happily moving into 2012....
God gave me a word last year "willing"...that was my one word...He showed me many versions of what it looked like, and I followed..
I prayerfully accept the word He has given me for this year "Faith-Driven"...not passive, but a verb, action! Wow, God!
Through Him I will explore and discover what this means, and is...what He is preparing me for, I don't know, but He does and I will walk (actively) in Faith, and be Driven by His desires for that walk!
I am still praying for a verse to go with this, I know He has it, I just have to be still and active (??!?!?!) to find it or hear Him <3
Love you All <3
Rach