Overflowing with Abundance

Looking back on 2015, it has been a blur of awesomeness and excitement with some disappointments and challenges thrown in.  All year long God has blessed us with new friends and with seeing new parts of the United States (and Europe for me).  We have been on 3 assignments, traveled over 3000 miles and lived in one apartment and two hotels.









Some of the top highlights of the year

• Test driving a Ferrari
• Going to Harry Potter World for the first time
• Running in my 2nd half marathon at Disney
• Seeing the St. Petersburg Grand Prix
• Traveling to Berlin and Prague for sure
• Being the cow at Chick-fil-A for the first time
• And the biggest excitement of all is David being selected as an operator

In the fall, I was really struggling with wanting control of our future and wanting answers for what the future would hold.  My prayers to God were fix this situation and make this happen and make that happen.  One day I was reading through Psalms 95 and 96 and the Holy Spirit opened my eyes.  I was missing so much from my prayers.  God wants to work in my life and make things happen but it may be different from how I want it.  And how could I praise God like those two psalms when all my thoughts were on me.  Because of the Holy Spirit, my thoughts and prayers are changing.  I'm learning to lay down my plans, my dreams, my desires and trusting God with our future.  His plans, his ways, and his thoughts are higher than mine, and I'm trusting they are better than anything I could hope or dream.  

While the year has not been an easy one, it absolutely as overflowed with abundance.  God has been so gracious and taught he is good, he is always with us, and he has not forgotten us.  He has lavishly loved us and generously blessed us. Hard and uncertain times are never easy or fun, but they are pointing us to Jesus and making us more like him.  And for that I can be thankful.