Who am I? A wife for almost 40 years. A mom for over 36 years. A sister and a friend, of course. Each of these help describe me. But, even more, I have been a Christian since accepting Him as my Savior when I was 12 years old and, this truth defines each area of my life. I have enjoyed some mountain top experiences but have been through some very deep valleys as well. Valleys of incredible grief and even pits of depression. However, most of my days are ordinary, routine kind of days. But in every one of my days, God has been faithful. He has walked with me whatever the day. He strengthens, comforts, encourages and blesses me with life "most abundant."

A favorite life verse: The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. John 10:10

Why do I write? Though not quite as private as my dad, I am definitely my father's daughter. I find it difficult to share. And to let others in. But I do love to write. I love to put words into sentences and sentences in paragraphs that help express my thoughts. I hope my words help me share my heart. Share the life that God has given me and all that He has done for me and through me. I write with the hope of giving Him at least a bit of the glory He is due.

A verse to guide my writing: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ. I Peter 1:7

A Lover of Words

Posted on By jennifer

I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Christmas.  Mine was special – and involved a lot of change…or new things for our family.  New, in a good way.  (New people. New places.  New plans and new traditions.)  Actually, there has been quite a bit of change around here.  Hopefully, I will be sharing a bit more about those changes in the weeks ahead.  Without realizing it, I think “change” has even impacted my word for the new year.

Although I do enjoy making resolutions – more of a personal goals-setting activity for me – I really find a “word for the year” to be helpful.  It keeps me mentally focused.  (And, I can use all the focus help I can find.)  I will also post more, next week, about my word…but I can give you a preview.  My 2019 word is:  SURRENDER. See the connection?  Between change and surrender.  It is a great word, for me, for the months ahead.

There were other words that stayed on my heart.  One was SAVOR.  I love that word – and the idea of completely appreciating and enjoying something.  It is so easy to go through the day on auto-pilot.  Or to become so focused on a daily agenda.  Or to become so familiar with our routine and/or comfort zone that we actually miss the day.  We miss the details.  The small things and, often, the divine appointments that God puts in our path.  I don’t want to go through my days that way.

To savor my days is to mentally slow down.  To take notice.  To be fully engaged.  And then to enjoy each day. Even if it is not my word for 2019, it is still a wonderful goal.  I tried it over the last few weeks leading to Christmas.  I wanted to intentionally savor all the little details that combine to make Christmas uniquely special for me and my family.   Toward the end of the month, I joined Whitney at Come Home for Comfort, as well as a few of her friends, for an Instagram challenge.  It was 12 Days of Cozy.  My Instagram skills are very basic, to say the least, but I loved looking at the everyday Christmas things around my home and seeing them in a fresh way – and enjoying them.

My Instagram is located on the sidebar and you can see the photos I posted during the challenge there.  I won’t repost them here but I hope you enjoy a peek into our Christmas – and, yes, there might be more than just a couple of pictures of our granddog!!  At the end of the challenge, I even won a prize.  Chosen from the participants.  Who would have guessed?  Being chosen is a special feeling – and was actually another word I had prayed over for next year.  CHOSEN.  So many words to choose from…..

I pray that you have a wonderful new year’s celebration and that your heart is anticipating good things – blessed things – in the year ahead.  Next week I will share a quick recipe on Tuesday and then will post more about 2019’s word….SURRENDER.  I anticipate some changes for my blog, too, but for now, I will continue to post every Tuesday and Friday.

Happiest New Year wishes –

 

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