Grace Notes

Hey y’all!  Well, it’s officially New Year’s Eve, and tomorrow is the conclusion of Near Year’s Blog Week.  This week has been such fun!  I had a great time writing posts each day this week, and I’d love to hear which post was your favorite or inspired you the most.

Ah, I love to make New Year goals!  It’s one of my favorite lists ever to make.  I love examining my priorities, brainstorming, and looking forward to 365 days in which I can accomplish many new things.  How about you?  Do you enjoy making New Year goals? I’m sure I’m not done with making all of my 2018 goals yet, but here are the ones I have decided on so far:

Hey y’all!  Happy Friday!  Today is day 4 of New Year Blog Week 2017.  I’d love to hear if you’re enjoying this week of posts so far.  I know I am!  It feels so good to put up new content each day.  Today I’m going to be reviewing the goals I made for 2017.  Make sure to comment and let me know what goals you made this past year and what all you accomplished!

Hey y’all!  It is day 3 of New Year Blog Week, and today I wanted to share with you some of my favorites from this past year, in the areas of music, books, memories, blog posts, and a couple random things to conclude.  Photos will also be scattered throughout, because what is a recap post without pictures?! :)

Ah, how do I even write this post?  I learned so many lessons in 2017; lessons I did not expect to learn, but lessons that God knew I needed.  Isaiah 55:8-9 says, “ For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts .”  Isn’t that so true?  I am thankful that we can trust the Lord with the assurance that His plans are the best.

Merry Christmas, y’all!  I hope you all had a wonderful day, filled with lots of laughter, family, cheer, love, and joy in knowing that our Savior is born!  But again we are reminded, Jesus Christ did not come to earth just to stay in a manger.  He conquered the grave and gave us Hope for eternal life.  And THAT is a reason to celebrate today, and always!

Hey y’all!  It’s three days till Christmas and honestly, it feels like the Christmas season is practically already over.  The parties, special music programs, the church meals… they all have been executed, enjoyed, and concluded.  Christmas gift shopping is wrapping up (pun intended).  And now, there are just three days remaining till the largest holiday of the year.  Three days without parties, special music programs, and church meals.  Three days of… nothing.

Hey y’all!  My apologies for the gap in blog posts these past few weeks.  Is this seriously my first December post?  Yikes!  Anyway… I hope you are enjoying the Christmas season thus far.  I am just loving it!  Today I’d like to share some of that Christmas joy with you by giving you a few Christmas song suggestions to check out and perhaps include on your Christmas playlist this season.  These are all songs I personally love, enjoy, and would recommend.