Change

My morning times have been focused lately on seasons of settledness and seasons of change.

Both hit home for me as I walk into a new year.

2010 felt like a year of much change.

Having a baby is a big obvious one.

We said good-by to our Millie dog, another big change.

Church life changed (in good ways),

financial changes... I could go on and on.

Maybe you can too.  :)

But the biggest change for me honestly has been underneath the obvious.

God has been changing me from the inside out.

As I began committing to getting up early for "quiet time" with Him,

(Another major change in 2010! - I like my sleep!),

God has been working on me.

It's challenging, freeing, hard, beautiful.

It's all about how I react and interact.

How I deal with change and challenge.

How I am as a mom, wife, daughter, sister, friend.

Who I am as a child of God 

and how I live that out in my life.

It's all about surrender.

It's a continuous process.

It hasn't ended with the arrival of 2011,

but I walk into this new year with a feeling of being more settled.

It's kind of hard to explain.

For me, it's like having the best warm comfort food
 on a cold winter day.

It's like walking into my front door, dropping all the luggage and sinking into my favorite chair after a busy time of travel.

"Sigh"

I am excited about what this new year holds.

I know there will be continual change,

but I am ready.

Knowing that with God all things are possible.

He is my rock, my light, my hope, my strength, my joy.

I pray that you may experience Jesus in new,
amazing ways this new year.

And whether it is a few minutes in the morning,
in the afternoon or the evening,

I pray you will seek him and allow him to change your heart as well,

bringing you peace and "settledness".

Happy New Year dear friends and family!

God bless you!