Thoughts of a Christian Farm Girl.

Happy New Year!  I Can't believe 2017 is over! It flew by so fast!  For me this year has had a lot of ups and downs. Downs I don't care to relive but I wouldn't change them for the world. All the bad and good is what made me who I am today. I went through a lot of grief but here, only five hours away from 2018, I know I am blessed. Blessed with the hardship, blessed with the good that I'm coming out of 2017 with. And blessed to have Jesus in my heart. This was the year I learned who God really is, and what He means to me. This was the year I learned who I am. This was the year for friends. And finding out who was truly there for me.   This was the year for tears. Tears of sadness and tears of joy.   Let's go into 2018 with our hearts and minds on Jesus!   My prayers are with you all. I pray for peace and happiness. And the best year of your life! ❤ The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen. - 2 Timothy 4:22

It's good to remind ourselves that we are loved by The Greatest One. That we are not worthless like the world wants us to believe. We need to remind ourselves that Jesus didn't die on that cross for naught. We are truly, deeply loved. We can rejoice in Him. We can find our strength in Him and no one else. "As the Father has loved Me so have I loved you: continue ye in My Love." - John 15:9 The Lord has appeared of old unto me, saying,  Yea I have loved you with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn you. - Jeremiah 31:3 I want to tell you that there is someone who will never make you think you are worthless or unloved. Jesus loves us so much that he died for us. I mean seriously, get that through your brain, Jesus loved YOU so much that He died for YOU. FOR YOU.  We can never repay Him but we can try to. We can obey Him, honor Him, glorify Him, love Him and follow Him for the rest of our lives. Take up your cross for Him, and I promise

I got tagged by http://thefloweringvales.blogspot.com/?m=1 to do the winter wonder land tag! Here are the rules! ° link back to https://thestorybookjournal.blogspot.com/?m=1. ° Answer the questions; think winter-y thoughts! Include pictures if you want. ° Tag at least 3 other bloggers, or more if you're feeling ambitious.              Here is the list of questions! 1. Name a few things you love about winter and a few things you don't. I LOVE SNOW! And I love the cold and the wind! Although I hate runny noses. I really have no complaints.  2 when you were little did you "believe" in Santa Claus?  Never. My parents told me for as long as I can remember that he wasn't real.  3 is there a book or movie that you really love to read/watch in the winter as opposed to other times of the year?  I love to watch the Little house on the prairie Christmas movies!  4 is there a particular Christmas movie you watch every year as a tradition?  Little house on t