Hi friends! I sincerely hope each one of you has had a beautiful holiday season, celebrating the birth of our Savior and the birth of a new year!
Oh, goodness, I've been thinking about how now starts the l-o-n-g-seeming part of winter. The glow of the holidays is behind us, and now we wait. For. Spring. To. Arrive.
Right?
But let's choose to hold on to some of that holiday cheer in our hearts and allow it to shine on those around us. So often, we can beat the winter blues by taking our eyes off ourselves and looking for people to bless. Whether that's the people in our own homes or people beyond our walls (or both!), there's always someone whose life we can touch in a positive way, giving the glory to our Heavenly Father.
Let's just see how many icy hearts God will melt through our willingness to be His hands and feet and mouth. If we need to start with our own hearts, let's be willing to allow Him to work there.
And, sisters, let's be encouraging to one another with our words and actions. We don't always know what a single word or act of encouragement can accomplish!
While you're here, you can read my devotional for this month, To Belong, in the At His Feet column. Julie O.'s interview with . . . well, with me (that was so awkward to type--it was all Julie's idea, and I'd better publish it fast, before I change my mind!) can be found in the Life Stories column. Feel free to read all the former articles in those columns and in the archives on the right side of this page.
Happy New Year to you all!
You are loved,
Laurie Ness, Editor
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