Weelllll…At first I wasn’t going to do a beginning-of-the-year post, but then I changed my mind.  I do that.  A lot.

Since 2014 is going strong, here are my goals for the year.  And thank you Pinterest for the pictures and inspiration!

1. Exactly this.  I would definitely like to spend more time in prayer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Take more time in the morning.  WAKE UP EARLIER.  Enjoy some coffee or tea, pray, and check my email/Facebook before I leave for the day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.  Be a breath of fresh air to my husband.  Be a fun wife.  Go out of my way to do thoughtful things.  Leave little notes for him.  Take out the trash for him every now and then.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Eat better.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. This sums it up!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.  Do more with my hair.  This isn’t too big of a deal for me, but it would be nice to actually do something different from time to time, even if it’s just on the weekends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. Make a quilt!  I actually just bought some fabric to start one.  I’m looking forward to and dreading this all at the same time lol.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.  Take more photos and learn to take them well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Note:  All pictures were found on pinterest.com)

This time last year, we were in the beginning of a nightmare.  We were hopeful and optimistic though that things were going to turn around for us quickly, and that we were going to get through it and breath again and say “well glad that’s over”.  Well…here it is, a little over a year later and still saying “we’re going to get through this”.  Why this nightmare happened and why we are still living it…I don’t know.

One thing that I do know is that Jesus is still walking with us through this long, dark, cold valley.  He didn’t promise he was going to take away our problems, He promises He will never leave us or forsake us.  He didn’t promise he was going to just grant us our wish, He said he would carry us through the storm.  He says He works all thing together for the good for those who love Him (Rom 8:28).  He says he knows the plan for us, plans to give us a hope and a future (Jer 29:11).  He warns us not to lean on our own understanding but in all our ways to acknowledge Him and He will make our paths straight (Prov 3;5-6).

So even though I wake up every morning with a load of worry and sorrow, I know I can come to the feet of my Jesus and cast all my cares upon Him because He cares for us and He will give us rest.  I know He has our best interest in mind.  I know that his love has no end.  It is on these promises I stand and in Him I will put my hope.

As we pray this burden is taken from us and even though I hardly understand why we are still facing this, I have come to lean on God more than ever before.  I am so thankful that instead of allowing my heart to become hardened and bitter (though at times it has been a struggle) I keep running to the arms of Jesus in the morning and resting at His feet at night.

Because I had lemon water this morning (I made it hot so it was like drinking lemon tea) and because I like lists, here’s a list of benefits you get when you drink lemon water.

10 reasons why you should lemon water

1. Boosts your immune system

2. Balances pH

3. Helps with wight loss

4. Aids digestions

5. It’s a diuretic

6. Clears skin

7. Freshens breath

8. Relieves respiratory problems

9. Keeps you Zen (something with the vitamin C helps your brain)

10. Helps kick the coffee habit

I’ve looked at multiple websites and they pretty much all say the same thing.  This information I got from La Jolla Mom-  http://lajollamom.com/2011/01/drink-warm-lemon-water-in-the-morning.  The website goes into more of an explanation of how it does all these things, but I just wanted to share the basics.
Enjoy!