2010 is here!

Christian New Year's Resolutions

How can I use the New Year

to better serve my Lord? I'll read my Bible every day,

and be more in accord.

I'll find new ways to serve others;

I'll love my neighbor, too.

I'll focus on *give* instead of *get*

In everything I do.

I'll forgive the people I'm mad at;

Angry feelings I'll discard;

I'll try to love my enemies,

Even though it's hard.

In the New Year, I'll lift people up,

Instead of putting them down,

I'll fill my heart with love and joy,

And never wear a frown.

I'll let go of my worries;

I'll put it all in His hands;

I'll repent and try to sin less,

And obey all His commands.

These new year resolutions

Are difficult, at best,

But there's something I can do each day

That will put my soul at rest:

I'll love the Lord with all my heart,

With all my mind and soul,

And if I do that essential thing,

All the rest will be in control.

- by Joanna Fuchs

Happy New Year to each of you

and may it be blessed in every way!!

A Brand New Year Ahead ~ 2009

"be-lieve...to have a firm religious faith , to accept as true , genuine or real..."

I definitely have a firm religious faith and belief that God will uphold us in the New Year, come what may. With so many uncertainties in the world right now that is really all we can do. I rest assured knowing that God is in control all the time and I look forward to what the New Year has to offer.

I was also thinking of New Year's resolutions. I am really not a big fan of those, but there are a couple I would like to aspire to this year:

To be more kind and to have more patience ( I find myself getting very impatient when waiting in a long grocery line or in a line of traffic ) Have you heard the saying, "Lord give me patience and give it to me now"? LOL I really want and need to take the time to slow down and smell the roses and I pray that I can accomplish that in this new year...or at least give it a good try! Happy New Year to all of you and many blessings in 2009!