Well, hello there! Happy New Year! We're now at the 15th day of 2021 and although so much has already happened all around our circle of family and friends, I continue to be saddened by how our country continues to divide and how others feel that violence will somehow resolve it. I'm so sorry, Lord 😔
Anyway, I don't want to take up my first blog with a sad topic, but the title is never an understatement because there's truly so many thing we all can be grateful for in spite of the storms in our lives.
I'll probably follow this blog with some of my sentiments these past few months, but for now I'd like to stick with most of the things I can quickly think of that I'm grateful for.
* My husband, Noel, is doing much better than the previous months and continues to fight his battle with his new diagnosis of Spondyloarthritis. Hoping that the Lord will use Humira to help with his daily body strains, while we continue to pray for full healing 🙏
* Kids started their in-person classes this week. All are well 🙌
* We have our jobs, enormous groceries (which I feel would last for only a week then back to grocery store again) 😵, but still able to bless others. 🙌
* All my family's health are good, even my 79 y/o dad who continues to be as active as he can be during this very hard and long quarantine time in his life.
* I have my girlfriends to fill some of the joys I need in my life and I'm blessed with a very loving small group, that have also become my strongest prayer warriors.
* I'm able to start over again with the things I wish I missed or desired to have improved last year.
* I have a God who continues to love me whether I fall short or not and who has been very gracious in and through my life.
* I have things that I don't even need, but blessed with and the Holy Spirit continues to bring this desire in my heart to share my blessings whether in the know or not.
I know that I have a lot of other things I am grateful for, but just couldn't think much right now since I'm in the middle of working as well 😁 but my hope for everyone this year is that whatever season we encounter in the days, weeks, months ahead, that we will take time to take a quick step back and remember that it will not be this way forever - there will always be good days and bad days, but a lot of things to still be grateful for. Know that in all things God works together for good to those who love Him according to His ultimate purpose. Let's spread love and kindness - it always changes the game, even when the other person is not likeable.
God bless us all!
