As we end 2012, I want to take a moment to just say, "Thanks, Lord." You brought us through another year. It's been a joyous one, but also one with its own ups and downs.
I'm blessed in many ways:
- For my next breath
- To have two beautiful children who make each day special
I'm blessed in many ways:
- For my next breath
- To have two beautiful children who make each day special
- To know the love of a good man, the only man for me
- To see the sun as it rises each morning and the moon rise each night
- For the flowers that bloom in the spring
- For the flowers that bloom in the spring
- For two precious angels waiting for me in heave
I choose not to focus on the losses I have faced, the gloom of the news, the dreariness of the fiscal cliff, the indecency of politicians or the godlessness that surrounds us each day. Instead, I choose to focus on my blessings - both small and great. For the Lord didn't make me to be a wimpy whiner, but to be powerful in Him. It is through my blessings each day that I see His love for me, from the tiniest bloom to the whisper of the wind as it blows across my face. It's in the hugs and kisses from my children and the craziness of my husband. The Lord exactly what I need when I need it the most. He loves me far more than I'll ever know ... that in itself is the greatest blessing of all.
So for me 2013 is a new year, a new beginning in HIM. It's time to put away my sorrow and to continue to hope in the future. It's not that I put away my memories of a beautiful little girl, but that I look forward to the future that awaits me. For in time, I will be with Emma for eternity as we worship our Lord forever. But for now, I serve a Lord who needs me to be here in the now for Him and what He has called me to do in 2013.