Today is the last day of 2013 and after I had my devotions
this morning I began to think about this past year. I have experienced so many awesome things and
God has blessed me over and over again.
As I was thinking about these things my heart felt like it could
literally explode from being so full of joy, happiness, and thankfulness.
This year God gave us a brand new furnace/air conditioner
when our heat went out on one of the coldest weeks of the winter.
This year God provided the funds for me to be able to go on
my first ever missions trip to Mexico with our church youth group.
This year, by the grace of God, I completed my Associate’s
degree in Business Management at Ohio Christian University.
This year God allowed Phil to be able to quit his second job
so that we could have more time together as a family and more time devoted to
serving our church.
This year one of my close friends whom I had been praying
for, for many years, came to know Christ and was baptized.
This year I gave up shopping for myself (clothes, shoes,
etc., which is a HUGE deal!), and God helped me realized that I have so much
more than I could ever need.
This year God provided money for us to buy new winter coats
for our two boys when the ones they had were too small and the zippers were
broken.
This year God gave us a new bathroom when we had an on-going
non-repairable leak in our bathtub for months (which unknowingly caused the
wood under the tub to rot and caused water damage and black mold to build up
directly around an electrical outlet that is in our boy’s room and could have
caused a house fire).
This year God blessed me with new friendships.
This year God worked in my heart, convicted me, humbled me,
changed me, and helped me to let go of things I had been holding on to.
This year I grew deeper in my faith and in my relationship
with my Savior.
What an awesome year and what a Gracious and Mighty
God! I can’t wait to see what God has in
store for me and my family in 2014 – Happy New Year!
