Happy New Year

WOW - 2008 here already. do you remember thinking the world would surly end before we got to this date??? when i was little i never thought about getting out of the 80s lol. boy am i glad we did tho....
so - no real goals set for this year. i have long ago given up the loosing weight goals and pressure of becoming perfect through setting resolutions. this year i will do my best to draw close in my relationship with God, my Creator. it is my heart to walk in His character, to help others and try not to focus so closely on me, myself, and i. i have hope, because it really doesn't rest on my shoulders. you see, God has the great ability to draw me closer to Him. i find i have answers in Him and that my needs are met by Him. He gives me strength to do things and be things not in my nature. and the more i trust Him the more He can work in my life. so i think that is a good way to start 2008.
i read this great book called "you are not what you weigh" by lisa bevere. good stuff, and i gave it again to God. so far my clothes are getting bigger and i am satisfied. there is no killing myself to watch what i am eating or dragging myself off to a gym. i stop eating when i am satisfied (strange concept), and because i do not like wasting food i am learning to choose smaller portions (boy that was hard!!! sometimes i wonder if it is enough to feed a bird, but it turns out i am full after eating the portion.). and i walk the dog, not even religiously just whenever it is not too cold (and i find myself praying on these walks and getting myself out of my issues and situations...) really kind of peaceful actually.
bob and i went to a friend's home last night to watch a movie and then see the ball drop. my husbands lips were so nice to kiss as we say the new year come in. then we came home and for the first time is weeks fell asleep at the same time. (bob usually finds himself up until 4 or even 5 am.) it was very nice.
God is so good to us and has been faithful. i know He is watching over us and will care for our situation. He really is good.
so i am off to lori's house again - either for football or movies, and bob is going in to work to get a project he has been working on done. he is officially back tomorrow.
this first 21 days of jan our church is fasting and praying for the unsaved and exiled. so every time we forgo doing something we want to do, we pray that He will draw people to Him. every time i choose to not do a certain behavior or thing (you know a thing....) i decide to pray instead. i find i am doing more praying than i thought i would lol. and He is good.
love to you all,
HAPPY NEW YEAR