2012. 2013....!!

first words here in more than a couple months, i'm not sure how to start exactly.  except as i've spoken with some of you, my heart has overflowed encouragement....

2012 ended so quickly! where did it go?!!  i got fairly close to completion, friends. but ended the year with unturned pages.  but thank you thank you thank you, friends (those i've spoken with) for your transparency and willingness to share the same.  so i'm pondering a reading plan for this year. i definitely don't want to start over yet because there's so much left unwrittenabout ;) from last year.  but i wanted to put a note in here that this is one of the funnest (not a word ;) ) things i've ever done and want to write on and on and on forever....

so...before i decide on a plan, i want to share with you a sermon that my pastor preached just prior to the new year. www.firstwesleyan.org um...go to media then video or audio sermon on i think 12/30/12? entitled devotional guilt. it's just a little more than 30 min but sooo worth your time if you've ever struggled with feeling overwhelmed then discouraged because of un-kept commitments concerning bible study.  i am on the same page as pastor rick when it comes to steering far far away from legalism when it comes to spiritual practices. i just want to know Jesus more. and more and more.

sooooo i'm going to give this a few days and do some more reading, and then determine where to start and what to write. ;)

i will be back soooooon. ;)

oh...i have to share this.  a sweet sweet friend gave a monetary gift to our children and...we decided with them to buy them each small bibles with the unexpected extra Christmas blessing. so... a day or two ago, i found my four-yr-old sitting on the couch pretending to read his bible and these words were his pretend readings (his four-yr-old theology!), simple but sooooo innocent and wonderful: "you. are. my friend." (pointer finger pretend-following the written words). "I love you.... you...are my friend."  ahhhhhhh. i want to read His Word like this. this child-faith. with this heart.

can't wait to start blogging again, friends! you are loved!!!