A week full of Thankfulls {2016}

As I sit here going over all of my notes and jotted down reminders of to-dos and dreams for this new year, I am reminded this morning of this verse and feel pricked in my heart to make better use of my time this year.

I know that God has given me a great task in my life and my priorities are to see that these boys grow up to be disciples for Him. To love Him, serve Him and share His word with the world.

I want to use my time this year to saturate myself in the word for I have found over the years that it is God's holy word that shapes and molds our hearts into serving and loving hearts for Him and His people.

One of my favorite things to do is to take every day, ordinary, day to day things and find beauty in them. Find joy. Find something to be thankful for.

I want to pass this on to my children this year.

My word for this year is Eucharisteo which means thanksgiving+joy. Thanksgiving that creates joy in the Lord! 

I want this and need this in my life, like I want and need coffee. 

Last year drifted by like clouds in the sky, and this year I feel will be no different but am loving the concept of taking each day at a time and finding all the lovely in it, in hopes to bottle these joys up throughout the year and watch them glow from within our souls. 

I hope that by really looking into God's word, I am able to see a difference even in myself and the boys by the end of this year of how it has changed us in our ways of thinking and feeling and doing.

I don't often blog as I would like to, but I am also keeping my fingers crossed in hopes that this new year will allow a little extra space in the day for me to hide in a corner and jot down a few things here and there. I find myself really missing this little corner of the world and all the precious friends I once shared it with. All the inspiring encouragement from other beautiful women who also share this mothering journey with myself.

Homeschooling, and mothering four boys, one of which is not walking or talking and who's favorite spot is anywhere where there is body contact with me, forces these extracurricular passions of mine in the back seat.

But so thankful that over time it is still always here, just waiting patiently for me to come in and type down whatever is on my heart at the moment. That is the beauty of this little space of mine.