As I contemplate 2013 (what?!? How are we already done with 2013), and get ready for a new year I think of the word that most describes 2013 and it would have to be change. Nothing major changed, we didn't move, we didn't have another child, we didn't change careers, and yet I feel like so much has changed. Within me.
Why? Why do I feel so different? I have read a lot this year, I have listened a lot this year, and I have tried, by God's grace to grow a lot this year. Many convictions that I did not previously hold grabbed a hold of my heart. God brought new and amazing friends into our life that we weren't expecting. God has led us into community, several actually, and they all pull me and sometimes push me into who God has created me to be. I see sin more evidently and I EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. fail miserably. And yet, His grace, His mercy, it sustains me. It completes me. It directs me. And I am thankful.
So this year, as I look ahead, Diligence is the word I pray. Diligence is the word I seek. Diligence is the word that will continue to lead me to Freedom. And by God's grace, I will follow through, I will be diligent, I will watch as the Lord molds me into who He has created me to be.
Tyffany, you are a strong, brave and courageous woman! You have a heart of gold! I so enjoyed reading this. Thank you for being vulnerable. For being real. For being a light. God has great and mighty plans for you and your family in 2014! I can't wait to hear about them! We love you Fries!
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