Blog? What blog?

Yes, I left everyone hanging again. either I'm just plain lazy or so busy with life that blogging just has last priority. Definitely the latter. My Advent idea pretty much went out the window, but then again, I hope I got you started on your own advent adventure, and perhaps by next year, I'll be a little more settled and organized to finish the rest of our advent adventures. And I'm sure you all are tired of watching our family bust some Christmas moves :) But it was fun for my kids to watch over, and over and over again!

I wanted to take a moment and share some thoughts for the new year. Every year we begin with good intentions whether it be to loose weight, be kinder, etc. But what about Christ? How can I, personally, begin the year with thoughts toward him? I have been challenged this new year to stop and evaluate my life. New Years is the perfect time of the year to do so.
While I was praying, I felt the Lord show me several areas where I can grow this year and how I can glorify God in my life.
The main area to grow in is in prayer. I don't just mean in praying more, but in quality of prayers. Here some excellent prayers I found while researching this topic:
1.Jon Bloom; Text to pray for our children
http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/590_texts_to_pray_for_our_children/
2. Nine ways to pray for your soul
http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/1566_9_Ways_to_Pray_for_Your_Soul/
3. Click on the icon on the right: 7X7 Pray

I do hope you all had a great Holiday season, and may you too be challenged to grow in Godliness this year.