2015 Goal Recap
At the beginning of 2015, I made several goals. Let's see how I did this year. Family: Spend 2 hours per month with each child Do devotions 3x per week with Prince Charming (FAIL) Do devotions 3x per week with Rapunzel and Princess Anna (FAIL) Go on 6 dates with Prince Charming Health: Lose 25 pounds (FAIL) Career: Train my replacement Write a book Speak at 4 churches (at the time I came up with this goal, I didn't have any clue about requirements. I had to adjust this one) Increase blog subscriptions to 1,000 (I need your help with this one!) (This…
If You Could Describe 2015 in One Word…
...what would it be? I ask this question every year. I love to hear the answers that everyone has to give. Some years are hard. Others are wonderful. I love to hear the stories that come with them. At the beginning of 2015, my one word was faith. I thought that maybe, by the end of the year, my ending word would be different, but I can't describe the year any differently than how I intended it to be. It was faith that we relied on, and it was faith that grew each and every day, week, and month this year.…
All Things New
I don't know about you, but the holidays just seem to have crept up behind me and left me in the dust. I was caught up in a whirlwind of parties and gifts, decorating and baking. Now my entire world seems to have stopped in the middle of that whirlwind and dropped, because all that's left is a great big mess. It's not that this whirlwind was anything inherently bad, because none of it is. It's just that, when you get caught up in all of the stuff, you seem to let go of the important things. You know, the things that…
Scripture Sunday: Psalm 18
A few weeks ago, I opened my Bible to Psalm 18. As I read through it, I felt God speaking to me in different areas, and I hope He will speak to you in that way too. Remember this week, as you begin a new year, that God is your rock, your fortress, your savior, your protector. Remember the promises He has made. He never breaks His promises. I love you, lord; you are my strength. The lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the…