I have never made New Year's Resolutions. It's not that I believe resolving to make a change is a silly notion or that it's a waste of time. My problem with it is the date. If I want to make a change in my life, why wait until January 1? Why not now? Resolutions are goals, plain and simple, in my humble opinion. Decide on a task and start immediately. Several months ago, I decided to run a full marathon. I picked the race I wanted to participate in and started training immediately. Waiting until January would have been foolish since the race is February 5th.
Sunday, my preacher talked about resolutions. He said, if your life is to be transformed, you have to do something different. It is not about resolution. It is all about transformation. If you want to stop smoking, stop being a smoker. Chose differently. If you want to loose weight, chose to be healthy. Transform your mind and then your body.
I am reminded of something Jesus said in Matthew, chapter 12: 43 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. 45 Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.”
If I or you resolve to do (fill in the blank) yet do nothing to replace it with something good then the thing you resolved not to do will come right back and then some. So, if you want to make a change in your life, do it. Do it now. Change your thinking. Transform yourself instead of simply eliminating whatever habit you have deemed to be bad for you. Sweep your house clean and fill it with good.
Happy New You.
Romans 12:2
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Friday, December 2, 2011
Family
The tears are flowing this morning. It just hit me that not only is my only son turning 20 tomorrow, but that he is also leaving home, again. He's in the Air Force and stationed in South Korea.
I've been thinking a lot about the importance of family lately. It all started on November 18th. My husband and I were watching a movie, a comedy I think, when he got a phone call from his mother. She told him that she had just learned that his father had died a week earlier, on Veteran's Day. (see my last homeless interview post). Jack was a veteran and they hadn't spoken in at least 6 years.
It was a sad time. Brought back memories of my own father, Charles Edward Hobbs. I had done an internet search for him a few years ago. It wasn't difficult to find him because I still had my commissary ID with his information on it. I found him, and found out he had died three years prior. I last saw my father when I was 3.
That night was emotional for me, thinking of our fathers and all the wonderful things they missed. Their children growing up, the grandchildren they never knew, and the relationships they could have had. It also made me grateful that the father of my children is still in their lives and that my husband makes every effort to be extremely involved in his children's lives.
My spirits picked up immensely when my son came home for Thanksgiving followed by my mother and grandmother. I last saw my mother in June and my grandmother, who is 93, it had been greater than 5 years. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving/Christmas all wrapped into one.
No matter what has transpired in the past, no matter what your feelings are with your family - they are family. Love them, forgive them, communicate with them. It is so vitally important, family. You never know when you may see them again. Today may be the last day to say I love you. Don't let it slip away.
I've been thinking a lot about the importance of family lately. It all started on November 18th. My husband and I were watching a movie, a comedy I think, when he got a phone call from his mother. She told him that she had just learned that his father had died a week earlier, on Veteran's Day. (see my last homeless interview post). Jack was a veteran and they hadn't spoken in at least 6 years.
It was a sad time. Brought back memories of my own father, Charles Edward Hobbs. I had done an internet search for him a few years ago. It wasn't difficult to find him because I still had my commissary ID with his information on it. I found him, and found out he had died three years prior. I last saw my father when I was 3.
That night was emotional for me, thinking of our fathers and all the wonderful things they missed. Their children growing up, the grandchildren they never knew, and the relationships they could have had. It also made me grateful that the father of my children is still in their lives and that my husband makes every effort to be extremely involved in his children's lives.
My spirits picked up immensely when my son came home for Thanksgiving followed by my mother and grandmother. I last saw my mother in June and my grandmother, who is 93, it had been greater than 5 years. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving/Christmas all wrapped into one.
No matter what has transpired in the past, no matter what your feelings are with your family - they are family. Love them, forgive them, communicate with them. It is so vitally important, family. You never know when you may see them again. Today may be the last day to say I love you. Don't let it slip away.
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| I love my family. |
Monday, November 28, 2011
Ponce de Leon photo shoot.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Eyes are windows
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| Psalm 16:8 I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. |
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| Psalm 19:8 The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. |
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| Psalm 25:15 My eyes are ever on the LORD, for only he will release my feet from the snare. |
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| Psalm 139:16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. |
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| I know, it's a cat eye, but I couldn't help myself. |
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| A beautiful day at the park. |
Thursday, November 24, 2011
BLACK FRIDAY SALE
SALE
It's that time of year again, SHOPPING. Are you one of the millions of people who will be shopping online? Buying an e-reader? Be sure to load them up with e-books.
All of my e-books are 50% off at Smashwords.com. Use the following coupon codes to get your discount:
Love on the Run : AV77A
Captured : NM52G
Lessons Learned at Summer Camp : XQ57M
Man in the Mirror : PX83L
Mount Mission : XV23W
Sanctuary : AF95S
Codes good through 12/24/2011. All books are also available in paperback at Amazon.com.
Codes good through 12/24/2011. All books are also available in paperback at Amazon.com.
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| Happy Thanksgiving!! |
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