Happy New Years!

Well, its time to get back to my positiveness and reliance on waiting on God's timeline. So this will try to be a little more upbeat! I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and rang in the New Year with those you love and care about...

I spent the New Year's with my parents and a couple of their friends. It was really fun... and I was really thankful that Mom invited me b/c I wasn't looking forward to ringing in the New Year at the house with just a dog to keep me company.

My "resolution" for the New Year is not to have a resolution. I'm just hoping that God puts huge desires in my heart for Him. I know that I definitely can't do much on my own motivation and while I totally know that He has caused growth in my life, and for the most part, a more positive attitude (strange how the holidays managed to squash that), I am not that much "closer" to God. So that's what I want to see this year, I know that I'll still have troubles or down times, but if I try to focus on God, everything will work out. That includes trying to accept my desires for more friends, a boyfriend or even a husband and just focusing on God and looking for the opportunities instead of getting down when things don't follow my time line.

This year is already showing a lot of promise of good times though... Little Ellie should be entering the world soon, hopefully this spring will give me a "new" job and a visit with my dearest friend Amber AND a two week vacation in Italy. I'm praying for the "regulars" at my blog and in my bible study and hoping that God will bless each of you and help you with your "resolutions" and desires for the coming year. Have a great week!