New

New.

Brand stinkin spankin new.

Could not have come at a better time. Yes, I know that each day is a chance to start over, that the mercies of the Lord are new every morning.

But there's just something about taking down the old calendar to replace it with a new one.

And you can bet I used serious force to rip down the old one.

Yeah. So long, 2011, and good riddance.

So last year's one word was honor. If I had to score myself, I pretty much failed miserably.

Which makes me not even want to choose a word for this year. There might not be just one word anyway.

I want to be a better mom.

I want to obey the Lord even when no one is watching.

I want to spend more time in the Bible.

I want to continue living in the good enough, even if we don't have to.

I want to learn to use my new food processor.

I want to do more things with vinegar. Vinegar is a new discovery for me.

I want to survive August 20. That would be Trey's first day of school.

I want more patience.

I want to give more money away.

I want to finally go a year without having to buy clothes in a larger size.

I want to pray big.

And there's lots more. Very specific stuff that I won't bore you with. Right now, anyway. They'll eventually be blog posts.

But for now, we can start off a brand new year the right way. With honor. With truth. We don't know what 2012 holds for us, but we do know Who holds 2012. And us with it.

If nothing else, the train wreck ordeal that was 2011 taught us to trust God like never before. Eventually we will internalize the fact that, even though circumstances may change the plans we have for our lives, God's plan for us never changes. And that whatever He allows to come into our lives, good or bad, is there to make us more like Him and to bring Him glory.

For He alone is worthy.

He is faithful.

He is.

God bless you all, and Happy New Year.