Happy New Year!
We had a wonderful Christmas...it seemed that it came so quickly...and was gone 
before we knew it. It was action-packed and so much fun! Our daughter, LaShawn, and her husband, Liam, along with our son, Donovan, drove i
n from Nashville, TN. LaDawn and her children, Dante' and Myanna, drove in from Minneapolis. The house was alive with laughter, story-telling, game playing and of course, much eating! We were blessed to all be together for four days. The grandkids loved making Christmas cookies, and playing Monopoly, Sorry and Catch Phrase. Of course, they so enjoyed having Uncle Donovan, new Uncle 
Liam and Auntie LaShawn here. The weather was bitterly cold so as 
they say, "We hunkered down"... staying cozy inside our warm home and sharing memorable times together. I tried to cook everyone's favorite dishes and we enjoyed consuming every single calorie! HA!
On Christmas Eve, we all went up to see my mother, 
Grandma Julie, and three of my brothers and their families. It is always a joy to have Grandma (92 years old) with us. She is such a pillar of joy and strength to all. There were four generations represented at that Christmas celebration. 
fast. I just wanted to rewind the clock and relive those four glorious days, BUT...life goes on and as the old saying goes, "I owe, I owe so off to work I go!" Thus is the reality of life, we must all go back to work. We will savor all the hours and precious minutes of this Christmas through moments stamped in our memories and photos until we all meet again.Well, here we are-at the threshold of another year. What a year 2007 was!
The year 2007 saw the estimated United States population eclipse the 300 million mark and the estimated world population grow to 6.6 billion. Other milestones were Bill Gates retaining his title as the richest man, the first baby boomer filed for social security, the death of Evel Knievel--the greatest daredevil in history, the strike of Writer's Guild of America, the housing market money pit, the US dollar value decline, several heroes of the sports world suspended for steroid use, oil prices jumped past $90 a barrel, the YouTube revolution, advances in medicine, and in the Midwest, the collapse of the bridge in Minneapolis, droughts, floods and the great political debate.
Yes, lots of life-changing events took place...good and bad.
What will 2008 bring us? Ready or not, 364 days stretch out in front of us. What will be the story of our coming year? 2008 is full of nothing but seconds, minutes and hours waiting to be invested. How will we invest it? Larry and I have chosen to continue the Great Commission stated in Matthew 28:19-20, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen." We still cherish our call and are anxious to "GO" and win the Lost!
We will put our trust in Him to lead and guide us through this year. We count on God to give us wisdom, peace in a strife-ridden world and strength when we are weary. I will hold on to Isaiah 26:3-4, "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusteth in Thee. Trust ye in the Lord forever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength."
Yes, you and I can trust Him for strength for each day of 2008. Snuggle up to Him through the Word, worship and prayer and you will glide through another year!
Gloria
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"A deeper Christian walk begins with the decision to spend more time with God."
"The best way to start a new year is by placing your hand in His."
-Charles Stanley
RESOLUTIONS FOR THE COMPUTER USER
*I will spend less than one hour a day on the net.
*I will think of a password other than "password".
*I will get up from the computer every 15 minutes so my legs don't cramp.
*I will be nice to people who forward messages, mushy sentiments that end with exhortations "Forward to 10 friends or you will have bad luck for all eternity." I will just delete the message and add the sender to my black list.
*I will stop checking e-mail compulsively. I will check it twice a day. Well, maybe four times and before I go to bed. And....
*GET THE "CAPS LOCK" BUTTON ON MY KEYBOARD FIXED!
EASY 1-2-3 VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP
5 c. water
1 1/2 lb. beef stew, cut up
1 (16 oz.) can stewed tomatoes
1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen mixed vegetables
1/2 c. chopped celery
1/4 c. powdered onion soup mix
1 tsp. seasoned salt
1-2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/8 tsp. pepper
Dash Tabasco sauce
In 3 quart saucepan, combine water, beef and all dry ingredients and bring to a boil. Add tomatoes, frozen vegetables and all other ingredients and cook on low with lid on pan.
Soup should do a slow boil for 1 hour and then switch to simmer for another half to 1 hour, depending on size of beef cubes. Serves 4 hearty bowls or 6 medium bowls. Leftover vegetables can be added including diced potatoes.
HOUSEHOLD HINT OF THE WEEK