TIME .......

As as child, I remember thinking my parents, grandparents, and etc were crazy when they said "Time flies!". I'm not old, early 20s still, but I've learned that those precious people are not crazy. Time does seem to fly! I'm not even sure that could distinguish month from month of 2008. This time of year usually has everyone thinking of the year that ended and the new one. What they did wrong, right, bad or good. What they didn't get done that they said they would, and making new years resolutions. I've never been one on making resolutions, but I am one on reminiscing and setting goals. So this post is a two fold one ....

2008 has been a great year. not the best. not the worst. my business has been blessed time and time again from God. i give him all the honor,glory and praise for each old and new client! i've seen friends marriages come to an end, and some begin. i've attended funerals and know of precious new lives that have been born. my family has had some changes. I'm so thankful to see what all God has done for my sister! she has a new job, is back home until she gets married in april. and with that day, not only do i get a brother-in-law but a niece and nephew. it's very exciting! i'm so thankful to look back and see what God has done for my dad. his health is better now than ever. i'm so thankful for his gallbladder surgery because it opened our eyes for another possible health problem for him. and what God has done for my mom. She's healthy and feeling and looking better than ever! she turned 50 this year. her mother only lived to be 41, so i'm thankful that wasn't God's plan for my mom! it's also amazing to see what God has done for my brother and SIL. he got a big promotion on christmas eve! words can't describe how happy and proud of my brother i am! praise, honor and glory to God for that promotion! they are doing great, and God keeps blessing them. I love my family with everything i am. I thank God everyday for blessing me with a Christian family! I don't know how people make it through life without God. This fall I joined a ladies Bible study. I had never been to one. We did Beth Moore's "Breaking Free". It's amazing what God revealed to me and still is, what I need to "break free" from. God has done some amazing,powerful things within my church! HE is just so awesome! Theres no way I can list all the blessings of 2008! There are just too many, if theres a such thing. I'm going to end this post with parts of two of my favorite songs that have been so influential to my life in 2008, and will post my thoughts of 2009 on a less busy day ...

"How great is our God! Sing with me, How great is our God. And all will sing how great, how great is our God!"

"The day is getting closer. The time is drawing near. I feel it in my presence I'll soon be leaving here. And in my mind, I've gone there a thousand times before. Oh I just imagine forever with my Lord!

The first day of forever, what a day that will be! The first day of forever with the one who died for me! Unending day of gladness. Like I've never known before. The first day of forever, will last forever more!"