Not gonna lie, 2023 was a tough year. Between my physical health struggles, one of my best friends battling cancer, the death of my grandmother-in-law, the diagnosis of breast cancer in my aunt-in law, my aunt’s ICU stay, my husband’s roller coaster of job stress, diagnosing my kids with ADHD and anxiety, and struggling with my mental health, I am more than ready to wipe the slate clean and start over.
Yet I have a hard time believing that 2024 will be any different. Perhaps because the last 4 years have been so hard. Not that there haven’t been good things that have happened too, but the difficulties seem to overshadow them. In thinking back over the events of this past year and beyond, it’s much easier to recall the hardships than the joys.
So this year I am praying not only for hope, strength, peace, and love, but also to notice and remember them. I have spent a lot of my posts here recounting negatives. I’m going to try to have at least one post per week that focuses on the positive. Then at the end of the year I’ll be able to go back and appreciate the good things God has brought to my life, rather than only remembering how hard it has been. I know without a doubt that there will continue to be difficulties. But I’d like to think that if I look for it, I can find the hope, strength, peace, and love and I maybe not feel so defeated at the end of the year.
I would love for you to join me in my quest. Let me know your joys (big or small) to help spread the hope, strength, peace, and love.
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