2 Corinthians 4:16: "Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day."
The first week of our New Year's Resolutions is behind us! Truth is I am NOT a big fan of making them- probably because I never keep them. Give up Carbs? Diet DP?! Are you kidding me?! No thanks. Last year I made a resolution to lose 20 lbs....I did the opposite. The list goes on: give up ADDING salt (im a salt-a-holic)...turn OFF the TV...read more...eat smaller portions...dont be a slave to my e-mail.
There is, however, one resolution worth considering- 2 Cor 4:16 says that the inner man- our inner beings, the new creation- MUST be renewed "day by day". It's a necessity! Just like drinking water, eating food....we cant live without it! The inner man has to be daily nourished whether it's a new year, spring, summer, fall, or winter. Too often we feed our inner being by going to church on Sundays or in a small group. Many of us allow the year to wear us down because we ignore the simple fact- our fellowship with God MUST be renewed day by day. "Our Inner being metabolizes quickly and just one day of neglect will bring on spiritual malnutrition." Just like in a marriage, a close friendship, etc....those relationships dont maintain themselves- they take time, quality AND quantity. They take talking, and most importantly LISTENTING.
Eph 3:16- I pray "that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man." Covenant with God today to invite HIM to replenish you as you spend time in His Word and in prayer. It's a must. It's one resultion you can't afford to not keep. It will make 2011 a year full of joy...not always happiness because happiness is often based on earthly circumstances...but JOY is found in Christ alone.
I often get discouraged mid-way through the year thinking, "man I really failed at all those resolutions I kept!" Last year was a rollercoaster year spiritually for me and I spent a LOT of it very "bla" spiritually. This year i want to be different! I want to come to 2012 knowing God on the most intimate level I ever have.....NO head knowledge....all heart.
What will you do to spirtually nourish yourself in 2011?
Friday, January 7, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Another post today?! Yep! You bet...too many memories I want to remember!
We had a fun/interesting New Years Eve this year! Our close family friend, Lisa Brown, got married on NYE, and the wedding was absolutely gorgeous. The reception was at the Will Rogers Theatre with dinner, dancing, swing dancing lessons, etc....SO fun. However, what guy LOVES going to weddings? Much less on New Years Eve...needless to say Ryan wasn't SUPER excited to stay past midnight. So he and I left around 11 and headed to Flips- my favorite place in all of OKC! We brought in the New Year just the two of us at a quiet table going over all the great things from 2010. It was very special. Kelly and Matt joined us later and the four of us ended up closing Flips down! Such a fun night!
The next night was THE FIESTA BOWL!!! We went to a very fun watch party at the home of Stephen and Melissa Cox! The Sooner's won which made me very happy knowing I would have a happy husband for the remainder of the weekend!
Sunday afternoon was spent taking down Christmas, re-decorating a few rooms, hanging new pictures, cleaning, and lots of other misc. tasks! Ryan was such a tremendous help as he re-organizged our entire pantry by himself! I was blown away! After a productive day, I took all my SWITCH girls to dinner at Macaroni Grill for our post Christmas party. We had a very fun evening together! Love these girls so much.
We had a fun/interesting New Years Eve this year! Our close family friend, Lisa Brown, got married on NYE, and the wedding was absolutely gorgeous. The reception was at the Will Rogers Theatre with dinner, dancing, swing dancing lessons, etc....SO fun. However, what guy LOVES going to weddings? Much less on New Years Eve...needless to say Ryan wasn't SUPER excited to stay past midnight. So he and I left around 11 and headed to Flips- my favorite place in all of OKC! We brought in the New Year just the two of us at a quiet table going over all the great things from 2010. It was very special. Kelly and Matt joined us later and the four of us ended up closing Flips down! Such a fun night!
Sunday afternoon was spent taking down Christmas, re-decorating a few rooms, hanging new pictures, cleaning, and lots of other misc. tasks! Ryan was such a tremendous help as he re-organizged our entire pantry by himself! I was blown away! After a productive day, I took all my SWITCH girls to dinner at Macaroni Grill for our post Christmas party. We had a very fun evening together! Love these girls so much.
Christmas Celebrations!!!
Well Hello there 2011!
This new year definitely came quickly but not without a fantastic ending to 2010! I couldn't forget to blog about all the year end evens that made this past Christmas SO special.
First was the "katceymegney" dinner- yes this is about to be the cheesiest thing you've ever heard but it is Kathleen, Stacy, Megann, Whitney....all merged together into one word! :) The four of us e-mail often throughout the days which helps all of us get through our work days but more importantly- these 3 ladies have been nothing short of a blessings from God! They constantly encourage me, uplift me, and even tell me the hard truth when I need to hear it! Needless to say, our dinner at Cheevers on Dec. 22nd was a night to remember! We had THE BEST conversation, food, and some VERY fun picture-taking after dinner!
I love these ladies SO SO much!! Not a single normal pic of the night! haha!
The next night was another FABULOUS evening- dinner with my lifelong best friend, Tiffany. She flew in from LA for Christmas and we had an incredible dinner at Red Prime Steakhouse on the 23rd! This was our 16th annual "Christmas Party"! Yes, there may only be 2 of us but that is all we need for a party! We made reservations for a secluded booth so we could talk and laugh all we wanted without disturbing others- they rolled out the red carpet, brought us free champagne, sat us in a totally secluded booth, and blew us away with their first class service!
The next day was Christmas Eve- Ryan and I spent the whole day relaxing, watching "White Christmas", and "Miracle on 34th Street", then went to an AMAZING service at Life Church with my parents, sister, and brother-in-law, then headed to my Grandparents for Christmas Eve dinner and presents with Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins. It was so great to have Ryan with us this year...we LOVED having our true "First Christmas" together this year. Nothing made it more special than having him home! After dinner, we went home and watched, in Ryan's words- "the greatest Christmas movie ever", aka Grimlins. Ummmm ya. I fell asleep! haha! But it was still pretty cute:) Not quite "the best ever" though.
Christmas morning was SO fun...we video'd the entire morning together with our new FLIP camera! We drank egg nog, opened presents, and relaxed- the perfect Christmas.
After that we went to my parents for soup and family present opening! After we finished there, we went to the nursing home to see my Grandma for a little bit. I was able to get some of the sweetest pictures of her holding Madelyn....such sweet memories.
We had our own trees on our nightstands!
First time the kitchen was clean all of December- so many parties to cook for! Had to capture the moment!
haha- classic- Franklin curled up on the chair in front of the window...ready to bark at any moment, and Ryan playing on his Christmas gift- his new iphone!
This new year definitely came quickly but not without a fantastic ending to 2010! I couldn't forget to blog about all the year end evens that made this past Christmas SO special.
First was the "katceymegney" dinner- yes this is about to be the cheesiest thing you've ever heard but it is Kathleen, Stacy, Megann, Whitney....all merged together into one word! :) The four of us e-mail often throughout the days which helps all of us get through our work days but more importantly- these 3 ladies have been nothing short of a blessings from God! They constantly encourage me, uplift me, and even tell me the hard truth when I need to hear it! Needless to say, our dinner at Cheevers on Dec. 22nd was a night to remember! We had THE BEST conversation, food, and some VERY fun picture-taking after dinner!
I love these ladies SO SO much!! Not a single normal pic of the night! haha!
The next night was another FABULOUS evening- dinner with my lifelong best friend, Tiffany. She flew in from LA for Christmas and we had an incredible dinner at Red Prime Steakhouse on the 23rd! This was our 16th annual "Christmas Party"! Yes, there may only be 2 of us but that is all we need for a party! We made reservations for a secluded booth so we could talk and laugh all we wanted without disturbing others- they rolled out the red carpet, brought us free champagne, sat us in a totally secluded booth, and blew us away with their first class service!
The next day was Christmas Eve- Ryan and I spent the whole day relaxing, watching "White Christmas", and "Miracle on 34th Street", then went to an AMAZING service at Life Church with my parents, sister, and brother-in-law, then headed to my Grandparents for Christmas Eve dinner and presents with Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins. It was so great to have Ryan with us this year...we LOVED having our true "First Christmas" together this year. Nothing made it more special than having him home! After dinner, we went home and watched, in Ryan's words- "the greatest Christmas movie ever", aka Grimlins. Ummmm ya. I fell asleep! haha! But it was still pretty cute:) Not quite "the best ever" though.
Christmas morning was SO fun...we video'd the entire morning together with our new FLIP camera! We drank egg nog, opened presents, and relaxed- the perfect Christmas.
After that we went to my parents for soup and family present opening! After we finished there, we went to the nursing home to see my Grandma for a little bit. I was able to get some of the sweetest pictures of her holding Madelyn....such sweet memories.
4 generations represented! What a neat day...
And to finish- a few pictures of our home at Christmas...this is mainly for me to remember where I put all the lighted garland for next year! I think we put up 7 trash bags of lighted garland in the attic last night! ha!
Hope you all had a very special and memorable Christmas!!
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