I'm Walking In Sonshine !

 I am a sunshine person.  I even take sunshine breaks in the middle of the day.  I will find a warm sunny spot in my house, stand or sit with my head up towards the sun, eyes closed and soak in the rays.  I can instantly feel the warmth clinging to me, my energy level begins to rise, my attitude begins to change and I am ready to conquer those things I need to do.

I never gave it much thought about how the sunshine affected my mood, but I have become aware that many, if not most of us have some seasonal affective disorder. (SAD)  In the winter months we become less active and are drawn indoors because of the cold, making us more isolated.  When we feel isolated it helps to make us feel that we are left with little options.

This year because of the spring like weather, it has felt as if March is at our doorstep, which means spring is close behind. NOT!  This constant battle between warm and cold temperatures can be physically and mentally exhausting.  Not to mention the imagery of dead trees and little livelihood does not do much for pleasing the eyes.

In my kitchen I decided to hang a chalkboard....I took a nice size board, painted the board with chalkboard paint, put a beautiful frame around it (Looks Cool!) hung it where I would be sure to see what it says.  Right now it says "This is the day the Lord has made." In our everyday life it is easy to forget that the Lord has blessed us with another day, whether the sun is out or not.  Speaking for myself I can  have a mood change just looking at the 10 day weather forecast.  Why should it matter if its sunny or not?  The Lord has given us another day and that alone should make us smile.  :)

Psalm 118:24  This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.       

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How's Your Heart?

  Ah! January, the month for goals, resolutions, promises, decisions, go get em, hit the ground running kind of month. 

It always starts  out with a BANG!!! Seriously, did you hear all those fireworks at midnight?

I am a journaler, so every year I jot down those areas I feel the Lord is trying to get my attention in.  Last year I had nine areas.  This year as I was looking over that list I discovered I had truly accomplished four of them.  Good Job!!

Goals are hard!  You forget, get busy, lose interest, too tired.  The biggy!! Our expectations are way too high for ourselves.  We are so very critical of us.

One of the major reasons we don't reach our goals?  The time restraint we set for ourselves to accomplish those things that took us a lifetime to pick up.  Those comfort zones we need to get out of, the can't say "NO" we need to change, those habits that just aren't good for us.

The Good News!!!  God is not on that same time frame that we give ourselves to accomplish all the things that need to be changed.

Exodus 34:6  The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.

The key is that God knows our HEART.  So the next time you shudder, break out in a cold sweat, hide under the bed, when you hear the word "GOALS" try thinking of them this way, it will remind you that God loves you so much, and your too hard on YOU.

G=God

O=only

A=allows

L=lessons

S=slowly

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Guest Blogger: Mackenzie Ramseier

 This week I am really excited that "WE" has a guest blogger.  Her name is Mackenzie Ramseier.  She is 10 yrs. old and lives in the Chicago area.  Her passion is reading (Color Nook for Christmas), her goal is to become an author.  I asked her to write on one or two topics of her choice.  Here is what she wrote.  ENJOY!

COMMERCIALISM

The true meaning of Christmas is always covered by commercialism like a thick fog.  Jesus is covered over by toys and money and many other things that are fine, but compared to Jesus, its meaningless.  People slowly start to drift away from God.

In fact, if you ask someone what the true meaning is, most likely, they'll say gifts.  God gave us such a great gift in such a small package.  We need to respect that.  Make sure if someone asks you what the true meaning is, you answer Jesus.  THE END.

BEAUTY FADES

Girls are beautiful.  We spend hours washing our hair and bodies.  The truth is, we need to keep clean, we need to spend more time washing our hearts, our souls.  So whenever you take a shower, spend only half the time you usually take.  Spend the other half praying or doing good deeds.

I think this says it all.  Thank You Mackenzie for sharing! 

 





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