New Year’s Resolution
I am so grateful that through all the changes we go through in this life—the disappointments, the ups and downs of this world, the good, the bad, and the ugly-- In the midst of the business of our days—when some days, all we need is a constant….
His love is unconditional.
His mercy is new each and every morning.
His grace is overflowing.
His peace is available always.
He offers forgiveness anytime we repent.
I am so very grateful for the constant of who Jesus is in my life.
Unfortunately, like most people, the holidays bring on many stressors.
Today, now that the hustle and bustle is over, I am so grateful that I can go to His Throne room, and He is still there.
Waiting for me.
Always.
Waiting for me to stop and be still.
Stop.
Slow down.
And just worship Him.
He is the constant in my life that I will be ever grateful for.
Even when I think He’s not listening, He is.
Even when there are days when I think He has forgotten about me, He hasn’t.
Even when circumstances in my life have allowed me to feel distant from Him, He’s still right next to me.
Whispering in my ear that things will be OK---pleading with me to lean on Him no matter what.
Teaching me that His grace is sufficient.
His love is overflowing.
And it is truly all I need.
Such peace there is knowing these simple, true facts of His word.
My New Year’s Resolution is to truly believe all He says and all that He is, and to be ever present in His presence.
Maria and her family reside in NE Ohio. She and her husband are the parents of two. Their daughter is a person with hemipelegic cerebral palsy.Because of her experiences, Maria provides parent-to-parent support for families involved in her local early intervention program. Her gift for writing has come directly from the Lord since her daughter’s diagnosis. She writes a monthly column entitled, “Special Parents, Special Kids” for the Mahoning Valley Parent magazine in Ohio; and has expanded into Parent magazines in parts of Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
She is also a contributing author at http://www.mommiesmagazine.com/.Maria's first published work is in Jan Ross and Jeanice McDade's Women of Passion's anthology, "Ordinary Women Serving an Extraordinary God". Both Kim and Maria have been selected to have their work tentatively included in Lori Wagner's upcoming book, Quilting Patches of Life, Volume 2.
