A Look Ahead

I usually write a look behind and a look ahead post, but this year I'm only looking ahead. It's not because a look behind would be painful or sad, it's because I feel like I'm discombobulated this year and want to devote my energy to the look ahead.

Daily Devotional: This year I'm reading the Our Daily Bread Devotional Bible NLT for my daily quiet time. My mom gave it to me a few years ago, but I immediately lent it to my daughter. It's back in my hands again and I'm enjoying it so far. It has a gorgeous purple cover, which doesn't show well in this image.

In addition, I'm looking forward to continuing weekly Bible Study with some friends. We are working our way through the studies based on the Jesus Calling series by Sarah Young. It's been an awesome experience. My favorite one so far was the study on courage. We getting ready to start the study on worship. I highly recommend these studies.

Stitching: Last year I completely misjudged my stitching abilities by committing to a friend and then not being able to deliver. {{sigh}} This year I will finish that commitment and then move on to my new goals. I need to stitch three stockings for grandkids, two tooth fairy pillows, four baby samplers. I want to stitch some for me. We'll see. I'm very excited because my DIL Janel invited me to a stitching retreat. We're going in the Spring for three days of stitching and companionship. I've never attended one before so I'm a little nervous, but mainly excited.

Travel: As I mentioned above we'll be traveling this Spring. We plan to travel to KC in September and will plan another trip to KS in between to visit Blizzard and his parents. Last year we traveled more than any other year in our marriage and, while it was fun, it does take some thought and planning.

I'm so optimistic about 2018! Dan's business does not show any signs of slowing down. Our family is healthy. We enjoy every moment we get to spend with them. The grandkids are the joy of our life. We are so blessed!

Time Well Spent

Last October I was whining to my friend Becky over lunch that few of the churches in our area offer Women's Bible Study any more. Some really large churches have even stopped offering a Women's Ministry Program. I told her I really wanted to find a good Beth Moore study to do.

She excitedly responded that the same thing had been on her heart and that she had even gone so far as to buy a workbook for "A Woman's Heart" on clearance at her church bookstore. Really?! I've always wanted to do that study! A plan was born.

Armed with our workbooks we met this past Wednesday for Week One of our study. It's just the two of us. We don't have the videos. But we do have a desire for this study which will help us remodel our hearts into God's Dwelling Place - His Tabernacle.

I'm so thankful (for once) that I was whining and that my whine led to an opportunity to study God's Word with a friend!

(Beth Moore has a great blog, you can check it out at this link)