i am so excited for 2016. cause i know i am, and will continue to be the better version of myself.
i have found God, for real. like actually this time. i've tried and failed so many times in the past- but i feel it in my heart.
things that are different:
-i pray daily, often.
- i talk about faith and God with joey regularly.
- we attend church weekly, and i truly look forward to it.
- i (yes me, really) created a facebook group for prayer requests,
- i read Jesus Calling twice a day (once in the morning, once in the evening)
- i started a 30 day prayer journal.
- i randomly stumbled across Power of a Praying Wife, which i bought 6-7 years ago and never connected with, never got past the first chapter. found it, and can't put it down. it allows me to see my husband in a new light, and pray for him intentionally.
- i've started going to therapy.
- i look for ways i can truly help others. big and small.
- i look at scripture or devotions, or some form of God daily.
- joey & i just joined a small group for married couples that starts next month.
- before i react emotionally to anything, anytime i feel defensive or angry, the first thought in my head is 'God'. i take a breath, and then react.
it is a total transformation ya'll, and feels so so so so good.
our church family is a huge part of that. we've grown such an amazing group of people who we sit with at church each week- and it is always growing and expanding! i love going to church and seeing these familiar, loving faces. i know they truly care for me and my family. i know they are just as happy to see me, as i am to see them. this past week a friend and her family came for the first time, and one of the first things she greeted me with was ' you are SO beautiful when you smile!'. it caught me off guard and totally made my day. i hadn't been smiling much in the last year. 2015 was hard on us. and i guess people close to me have noticed, i'm smiling again :)
things are still hard, still stressful. parenting a 3 year old is teaching me patience. finances are forever a stress for us. life is still difficult in a lot of ways.
but it is also SO much better in SO MANY WAYS. i give credit to God- more importantly to these people who have come in to my life and taught me about unconditional love, strength in prayer, and unwavering faith even in the hardest of circumstances.
so blessed. this year will be so different!
i have found God, for real. like actually this time. i've tried and failed so many times in the past- but i feel it in my heart.
things that are different:
-i pray daily, often.
- i talk about faith and God with joey regularly.
- we attend church weekly, and i truly look forward to it.
- i (yes me, really) created a facebook group for prayer requests,
- i read Jesus Calling twice a day (once in the morning, once in the evening)
- i started a 30 day prayer journal.
- i randomly stumbled across Power of a Praying Wife, which i bought 6-7 years ago and never connected with, never got past the first chapter. found it, and can't put it down. it allows me to see my husband in a new light, and pray for him intentionally.
- i've started going to therapy.
- i look for ways i can truly help others. big and small.
- i look at scripture or devotions, or some form of God daily.
- joey & i just joined a small group for married couples that starts next month.
- before i react emotionally to anything, anytime i feel defensive or angry, the first thought in my head is 'God'. i take a breath, and then react.
it is a total transformation ya'll, and feels so so so so good.
our church family is a huge part of that. we've grown such an amazing group of people who we sit with at church each week- and it is always growing and expanding! i love going to church and seeing these familiar, loving faces. i know they truly care for me and my family. i know they are just as happy to see me, as i am to see them. this past week a friend and her family came for the first time, and one of the first things she greeted me with was ' you are SO beautiful when you smile!'. it caught me off guard and totally made my day. i hadn't been smiling much in the last year. 2015 was hard on us. and i guess people close to me have noticed, i'm smiling again :)
things are still hard, still stressful. parenting a 3 year old is teaching me patience. finances are forever a stress for us. life is still difficult in a lot of ways.
but it is also SO much better in SO MANY WAYS. i give credit to God- more importantly to these people who have come in to my life and taught me about unconditional love, strength in prayer, and unwavering faith even in the hardest of circumstances.
so blessed. this year will be so different!
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