Merry Christmas to All and To All A Good Night!
In a little over an hour, it will officially be Christmas. What an amazing time of year. Christmas has been good to me every since I could remember, and maybe because of that, it is my absolute favorite time of year. From the beginning of November, I begin thinking about how I want to decorate the house. Tonight as sitting in my bed, my heart is full.
What a great year it has been. This blog's beginning came with such a change in the lives of my children and myself, the lives of my husband and his daughter. It has been a year full of joy, fear, pain, but above all else, a year of blessing.
The first change in my life, was my relationship with my Creator. Little over a year ago, I began a walk with my Lord and Savior, provider and Judge. This caused me to evaluate many things in my life. Some of the temptations of life which held so important to me merely vanished. Taken from me and replaced with the Holy Spirit. Others of them, I still struggle with daily. But the full knowledge of knowing I am Finally doing what God put me on this earth to do, striving to be the example I am commanded to be, reveals to me a peace I have never known.
Aside from that, I married my soul mate. My divorce was one of the most intense struggles I have ever experienced, and it continues to be. There were many reasons my first marriage failed. Faults assigned to both sides. During the year of 2012, there were so many things happening in my life. I questioned God alot. I could not see how this could turn out well. Well this struggle isn't over. I am still in the midst of court battles and things like that. But in the process, I met the man, God had planned for me to marry. There were things I had to learn. Most importantly, I had to learn God had to be at the head of my marriage. Corey and I strive every moment to make sure he remains there. Life happens. I would love to paint the picture of a perfect marriage. But we all know that is not reality. All marriages have strengths and weaknesses, but I testify that there is no support equal to that of a spouse. No matter how we may see things, or how hard blending a family may be, Corey has never left my side, and I intend to never leave his. The joy of finding Corey can not truly be spoken.
There have been so many blessings in this year. God first, Family next, a job I love, a boss who is amazing, and friends who lift me up. I can not wait too see what our future holds.
This is the last post for this blog. Beginning in 2015, I will be taking the notion of a #LOVEREVOLUTION....
This is nothing new, and we have all seen it before. Given the current state of the world we live in, I dare to argue we have NEVER needed it more. It's time to Love Irrationally. Radically. I intend to do so. To love all and encourage others to do the same. Stay Tuned, you will DEFINITELY be hearing from me on this issue!
LOVE GOD/LOVE PEOPLE>>>PERIOD!
See you in 2015- Ashleigh Mc
What a great year it has been. This blog's beginning came with such a change in the lives of my children and myself, the lives of my husband and his daughter. It has been a year full of joy, fear, pain, but above all else, a year of blessing.
The first change in my life, was my relationship with my Creator. Little over a year ago, I began a walk with my Lord and Savior, provider and Judge. This caused me to evaluate many things in my life. Some of the temptations of life which held so important to me merely vanished. Taken from me and replaced with the Holy Spirit. Others of them, I still struggle with daily. But the full knowledge of knowing I am Finally doing what God put me on this earth to do, striving to be the example I am commanded to be, reveals to me a peace I have never known.
Aside from that, I married my soul mate. My divorce was one of the most intense struggles I have ever experienced, and it continues to be. There were many reasons my first marriage failed. Faults assigned to both sides. During the year of 2012, there were so many things happening in my life. I questioned God alot. I could not see how this could turn out well. Well this struggle isn't over. I am still in the midst of court battles and things like that. But in the process, I met the man, God had planned for me to marry. There were things I had to learn. Most importantly, I had to learn God had to be at the head of my marriage. Corey and I strive every moment to make sure he remains there. Life happens. I would love to paint the picture of a perfect marriage. But we all know that is not reality. All marriages have strengths and weaknesses, but I testify that there is no support equal to that of a spouse. No matter how we may see things, or how hard blending a family may be, Corey has never left my side, and I intend to never leave his. The joy of finding Corey can not truly be spoken.
There have been so many blessings in this year. God first, Family next, a job I love, a boss who is amazing, and friends who lift me up. I can not wait too see what our future holds.
This is the last post for this blog. Beginning in 2015, I will be taking the notion of a #LOVEREVOLUTION....
This is nothing new, and we have all seen it before. Given the current state of the world we live in, I dare to argue we have NEVER needed it more. It's time to Love Irrationally. Radically. I intend to do so. To love all and encourage others to do the same. Stay Tuned, you will DEFINITELY be hearing from me on this issue!
LOVE GOD/LOVE PEOPLE>>>PERIOD!
See you in 2015- Ashleigh Mc
