New Years Eve 2010 Thoughts

I am sitting here reflecting on the year that is about to pass, and the new year to come.  I only have 7 1/2 hours of 2010 left.  I always can't believe how fast a year went by.  I hope I can really savor 2011 and not feel like it went by so fast.  I am listening to Michael W. Smith's song, "My Place in This World" on my little player at the bottom of the page, and I think knowing God has me here in this place, at this time, helps me a lot.  


I don't know what I would do if I didn't know Jesus Christ as my personal Savior.  I want to lean on, trust in, and rely on Him for each day I live.  So, He is my reason to live and exist.  I want to thank Him for all the blessings and directions he provided for me last year.  All of my blended children and grandchildren and healthy and strong today.  I have an awesome husband, Ron, who loves me with all his heart, but loves Jesus more.  I live in a wonderful, warm, state - Texas.  I have a sweet church to attend and serve Him. 


In 2011, I am going to count my blessings often.  I am going to spend more time with Jesus, and hide more verses in my heart.    I am going to exercise and take care of my body more.  I think the one word for next year will by SIMPLIFY.  Make the MAIN thing the MAIN thing - knowing Jesus and loving those around me.  De-clutter my environment.  Little baby steps to each thing.  Live more of a stress-free life.  


Well, that is what is on my mind today.  What is on your mind at the end of another year?  Post your thoughts for us to read.  

Memorizing Scripture

One of my New Years Resolutions is to memorize more scripture this year.  I want to put the Word of God in my heart, so no matter what I do, who I talk to, or what decision I personally have to make or help someone else make, the WORD of the Lord will be the first thing that pops into my mind.  So, here I go....  The first verse I want to learn is Psalm 84:11 - For the Lord God is a sun and shield:  the Lord will give grace and glory:  no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.  If you want to memorize it to, come on.  Let me know, and we'll be verse buddies.

Christmas 2010

What a joyful time we had sharing Christmas this year.  I have 3 grown children (2 step-children, and 1 adopted child).  They were all able to be with us for Christmas Eve for the first time in a few years.  They have a total of eight children between them, and so they all enjoyed the festivities.  I'll tell you more next time, but for today, I just wanted to tell you what a wonderful time we had, as a family blended together, and even one of the daughters has a blended family from five different families.   I want to encourage anyone reading this, to hang in there, and pray that the Lord will help you love your step-children, and be a blessing to them.  It gets better, and is so worth all the effort!