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Welcome 2016!

While I admit that 2015 had it's struggles it was also an amazing year of growth and freedom for me.

I started the year with as much anxiety and fear as I can ever remember having. I balanced carefully throughout each day as though I were walking a tightrope and at any moment the chaos or the stress of the day could topple me - but the week after my birthday all of that changed. Some sweet friends prayed over me: for my brain to work according to God's perfect design, for peace, for wisdom, for discernment, and for overall balance. The fog and the anxiety, that I could not remember a time without, was gone...it was simply washed away. In its place was the overwhelming sense of God's grace, love, and mercy poured out onto me and I have since not felt that constant fear or anxiety. And I have also learned that I have the authority in Christ to speak against those attacks from the enemy. Experiencing these things have caused a great number of things to change in my heart, my mind, and my home! I have also had the privilege of praying for my family and others using these tools of freedom and I look forward to learning more!

As 2015 went on, we struggled with all of the typical challenges of  life: relationships, finances, time, and on and on - but I no longer walk in fear or act out of fear. This has freed me to see others through the eyes of my Creator and to love others better. I am so far from perfect, but I learn more and love better each day. Family issues are still ongoing, but I continue to pray and practice grace - in addition to safe and healthy boundaries. My emotions are no longer running away with my heart and I can speak and act in love. This is grace. Grace that I have experienced that I can, in turn, share with others.

As I move into 2016, I plan to continue to learn about freedom and share it with others - as well as continue to learn how to better care for my body and my family. We have learned so much over the last 5 years about health and nutrition and we have made so many changes - but we have a long way to go. I do not make New Year's Resolutions, but I do take the time to reevaluate where I am and where I want to be. I want to be in more pictures, I want to make more memories, I want to feel healthier, I want to share freedom in Christ and I want to love others better. I thank the good Lord for the opportunities provided to me today and pray that I will continue to learn how to be a good steward of His many blessings.

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