Back to Blogging

So...After a little over a year, I am making a commitment to start blogging again.  Beware that I may be using the word commitment very loosely.  Especially considering I am starting back at the most hectic time in my life.  The boys are at their wildest yet, tax season is in full swing, and Justin and I are more involved than ever at church. 
These past 13 months have been very eventful...both good and bad.  In February I changed Jobs.  In May Justin's Grandfather passed away.  Toward the end of May I changed jobs AGAIN.  In July my sister-in-law Karah was killed in a boating accident.  In October the pastor that Justin and I grew up with passed away.  Later that month Ky and Randi got engaged.  In December a close family friend of Justin's passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer's, and most recently a friend of mine from high school/college passed away after battling Cystic Fibrosis. 
Throughout this year we haven't missed a step.  The boys are growing like weeds and never cease to amaze me!  They turned 2 and 3 in November and December, and their personalities are night and day!  Kasen is such a people pleaser...not sure where he got that.  He is completely independent but very sensitive.  Jaxon on the other hand could care less about what anyone else wants.  He wants to do things on his own but has to be right next to Justin or I at all times.  It truly amazes me that two kids can be so different.
During the year, Justin and I officially became members at Stonegate...FINALLY.  Who would have thought that finishing up 4 membership classes would take so long.  We also started serving in the high school youth every Sunday morning. 
Throughout the year God has used all of these situations, both good and bad, to speak into my life.  I have always known that I was extremely blessed and that everything I have is gift from God.  This year just made me realize how quickly our lives can change and how we shouldn't take one second for granted.  The real question that continually stays on my mind is..."what am I doing with all of those blessings God has given me?"  "Am I using my blessing to bring glory to God?"

My new favorite bible verse for the year is Isiah 55:8-9  "My thoughts are completely different from yours," says the Lord.  "And my ways are far beyond anything you could ever imagine.  For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts."

I also have a new word for the year...Renew.  If you listen to KLOVE then you know what I mean.  If not, I will elaborate more in my next post.

I love you all and am so grateful to have you in my life!