happy new year

wishing you a happy new year.

around here we have been doing a lot of this.

 plenty legos to be built.

 we spent christmas eve at my parents' house. the boys love their tita.

we left santa some hot chocolate to wash down the cookies.
we enjoyed a quiet calm christmas day visiting family.

i don't know about you but after christmas i like to put away the decorations,
clean and reorganize things that have long been over due.

i finally was able to style my bookcases. pictures to come soon.
my living room doesn't get much light and i need to wait for a sunny day to take pictures.

i am looking forward to this new year.
i hold on to God's promise to us in jeremiah 29:11

I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out-
plans to take care of you, not to abandon you, 
plans to give you the future you hope for.

my hope is in him.

wishing you and yours the best year ever.
thanks for visiting.

where's the christmas spirit gone?

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am i the only one having trouble getting into the christmas spirit this year?
i have been asking myself this question what seems to be all of december.

i just started my shopping and thankfully so, i am almost done.

i just can't stand crowded malls any time of the year.

 ever since i went on a no shopping spree

my attitude about buying has changed..i am not cured of all the commercialism,

believe me, there is way more work to do in that area.

of course there are things that i would love to have like this, and this,
and i could always use a new one of these

but really, when is enough, really enough?

i can't answer this question, i am a work in progress.

maybe that is why i have had a hard time this year,

i have not really decorated my home other than a tree

{that is missing the bow on top, hubby reminded me}

and a few other decorations. who am i ?

all i know is that i am changing, God is doing work in my heart, i know that.

he is showing me areas that need him in my heart.

all i know is that i need more of him, less of me, and less stuff.

i may even be brave enough to read this book.

it has been a while since i posted.
 i thank you for staying and reading my blog.