Bless Each and Every One of You in The New Year

I can't help thinking of me dear, sweet Mommy at this time.  It has only been 7 months since I kissed her loving face.  I miss her so much.  She was my best friend.  I am so grateful to the Heavenly Father for the hope of Heaven.  Just knowing my parents are with Him and that I will see my parents again helps me to go on.  I am scheduled to graduate from college in May.  It will be bitter sweet as that is the month that Mom went to be with the Lord.  But I know she would be proud of me and I do believe she and Daddy are right by my side in spirit.
 

 

This year has been very hard on me in many ways, so other than thinking of my Mom, I am looking forward to moving on.   My little grand baby, Kalaya, just turned 1 and boy or boy is she a barrel of fun, so smart.  She walks so fast, knows sign language and a bit of Spanish.  What a little wonder.  I am loving being a Student Ambassador and an officer for Phi Theta Kappa.  I have met some of the greatest people at Tri-C.  I do believe this will be one of my best semesters as I will be studying Ethics and Humanities. I am excited about these.

But more than anything, God is still on the thrown and Jesus is sitting at His right hand. I constantly remind myself that the joy of the Lord is my strength and regardless of what difficulty I go through, I must keep my eye upon Jesus.  I must put my trust and confidence in Him.  I know for certain there are things He has planned for me to do and I must not be afraid.  The Bible teaches us that if He asks us to do something, He has already equipped us to do it. It is simply our duty to be obedient.  I have enjoyed greeting visitors and students at Tri-C, patrons at Cain Park, The Dobama Theatre and at Tri-C's Performing Arts Theatre.  I have so enjoyed the training via the Playhouse Square and the Art class at the  Cleveland Art Museum this year. I was so thrilled by all I learned, that just yesterday I went there with my daughter Shae, who was visiting from the DC area.  I was proud to share with her all that I learned.  We ate at their phenomenal  Provenance Cafe!  Just 12 weeks ago, I didn't even know what that word meant.  LOL.

 
And my husband and I are about to celebrate our second Wedding Anniversary on Valentine's Day!  We are still getting to know each other and I am so happy we are together.  I am praying for the Lord to give us the opportunity to take a wonderful tropical vacation together in 2013.  We both need it and he has never flown before so I am looking forward to sharing that experience with him. 


Well, I do wish you all the best for the New Year.  If you are missing your loved one, I pray for the Holy Spirit to comfort you with beautiful memories.  If you have lost a job, lost housing, are feeling extremely financially challenged, have dealt with repeated illness, are looking forward to all this New Year can bring...know that I am right with you.  Let's pray for each other.  Never give up. All things are TRULY possible in Christ Jesus and I am so thankful to know Him as my Lord and Saviour.

Bless you always.  Hey, check out the Monday Motivator by Gail Blanke.  She truly inspires me and I posted her info her info on The Mom Squad Blog for 95.5 The Fish. Enjoy!