Lessons from 2013

Let me start by saying, It makes my heart smile so very much when people say they read my blog. I try to write a blog every year looking back on what all has happened through out the year.  We moved houses.  I became a teacher in the college department at church and Dustin became the director over it.  We joined a gym together and I discovered I love Kickboxing.  Like the class, not the actual fights.  We traveled ALOT.  Cruised twice and went to Tennessee three times.  Everytime I look back on the year, all I keep seeing is God is faithful.  God is good.  I see Him blessing me and teaching me things.  So I decided to just list some lessons I learned this year.

• Apologies are sometimes hard to say, but they are good for the soul.
• People just want someone who truly cares.  It doesn't matter their background or their age.
• A roadtrip for 12 hours is dumb.  Fly. (no, there were no fights or arguments with friends.  we just all realized that is a long time to be crammed in a van.)
• Don't try to look for things to be mad about.  People look at things differently and they might have truly meant no harm.
• Accepting apologies are also good for the soul.
• Food will always be a battle.  Eat and enjoy it, but be careful not to sin in the process.  Gluttony is a sin.
• Exercise is good for all aspects of your life.  
• Coffee is one of God's greatest creations.
• The written letter is an undervalued form of communication.  When you send or receive it, it will make you happy.
• True Worship is the fuel that flames my fire.  It is so very pleasing to God and I feel Him smiling on me when I participate in it.
• God expects compassion and grace and mercy.  When you offer it, you please Him.  When you don't, you sadden His heart.  
• I am only truly living like Christ when I love.  Love without boundaries.  Love no matter the sin, the age, the disagreement, the politics.  Just love.
• Support your friends.  
• Encouragement is one of those things that can make or break someone.  When you believe that people can, they start believing it too. 
• Having a friend write a book and autograph it for you is really cool and you will open it often to remember that people do notice little things.
• People do notice little things.
• Food is important.  Cook it, share it, buy it, pray over it, laugh around it, and soak in life with it.  
• Solving the worlds problems can be done over a good game of Spades.
• One of the greatest joys is having friends who are just like family.  When they agree to agree with you in prayer over things, you will see fruit.
• Hard stuff happens.  That is why people, jobs, money, etc cannot be the source of your JOY.  It must be Jesus.
• God is faithful and good.  He is working all things for your good and your anointed purpose.

I always say this and pretty much nobody ever comments BUT I would love to hear from you.  What is a lesson God taught you or is teaching you this year.  Thank you all for reading.  PLEASE, let me hear from you.