New Year, New You!

The past few months have been a huge accomplishment for my spiritual life. I have prayed diligently for the Lord to give me a greater desire for His Word and to spend time in it every day and for Him to teach me and give me understanding. Since then I have been very consistent in reading God's Word daily. Thank you Jesus for answering prayer. I am not being boastful in any way, but I think we should encourage each other more to be dedicated readers of His word and to spend quality time with the Lord. Having children makes it difficult to find that time, but if you really desire it, the the Lord will make that time available for you.

More great news: We have been serving at our church for 8 years and this past January we have been led to visit a new church. We loved it from the first time we tried it and have found the church family to be extremely welcoming. We have felt refreshed and really loved on. I am so excited! I am excited for new friendships, new areas of Spiritual growth, new areas to serve and accountability for both D and I.

Congrats D!

Well the new year has started off great for our family. D has been incredibly blessed with a promotion at work. He is now the CISO (Chief Information Security Officer). The promotion was unexpected and has been a great challenge for D. He loves challenges by the way. He is hoping to hire someone to replace his old position and that should make things a little easier on him. He is also enjoying his hobby right now which is http://securityonion.blogspot.com/. If you go there and don't understand anything that is okay. He is a wee bit smarter than the rest of us folk! This past weekend the girls and I took a trip to Charlotte to help my parents move/settle in to their new apartment. We had a great time with Mimi and Papa and the girls enjoyed "breaking in" their new place. We are still praying for my dad to find a job and that the Lord would continue to provide for them during this time.