End of the Year Blessings...
What an amazing time of year for so many people and yet for another set of people it's the hardest time of year to cope and deal with life. I used to be one of the people in the latter group - in many ways I hated the holidays - felt like I had to "fake" my happiness - I was expecting people's reactions to my gifts to be more than what they showed - and that was disappointing for my heart. THIS YEAR is very different. My son, Lincoln, has changed that for me this year. I look at life so very differently now - through his eyes - and more importantly, my Savior's eyes... or at least I try to. This year, I was able to receive some amazing gifts of love and generosity! A gal in my LifeGroup wanted to do something amazing - she paid off my credit card! WOW!!! Then I received a gift card to Lane Bryant for $100 for some new clothes!!! And a STARBUCKS card! JACKPOT!!! But the biggest gift that I can think of is when Mark gave his heart to Jesus last night at Christm...