2012 Is Here

Happy New Year to you all!! We spent New Years Eve with a group of our friends - eating, laughing, playing games...it was fun and relaxing. We all left around 10:30 p.m. and rang in the New Year at our homes.

When Dele and I came home, we changed into our "comfy's" and we somehow managed to stay up until midnight to see the ball drop in Times Square {I remember being right there 7 years ago in the midst of the fun mayhem; I'm going to have to find those pictures!}.

When the clock struck midnight east coast time, me and my love brought in the New Year with a kiss...

Before we went to bed, Dele said an amazing prayer right as 2012 was ushered in. Like everyone else, we have desires that we would love to see come to fruition, and changes that we wish to make - and follow through with - in this new year.

New Years Day was on a Sunday this year and there was no better place for us to be than in God's house! I took away these nuggets from the message:

• We are in a brand new year, but the God that we serve never changes!
• It's not God's desire for you to make everything happen for yourself.
• In this new year, be mindful to do what your Father has for you to do. And keep at it.
• God is going to challenge you because He has placed something on the inside of you.
• God has BIG plans for you - He created YOU for a plan and a purpose. Never forget that.
• SET YOUR GOALS NOT LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO SHOW UP, SET THEM LIKE GOD IS GOING TO SHOW UP! {I just love that!!}
• As you walk into 2012, know that God is with you!!

In our house, a new budget has been made, new goals have been set, new trips are being planned, but most importantly, a new frame of mind has been put into place. We are eager to pursue not only the things that we "want" from life, but also pursue the things that God wants us to do, and enter into a closer relationship with Him.

I'm looking forward to embracing this new year with optimism! How about you?!