12/30/15

Do you ever find that sometimes the hardest commitments to keep are to yourself? For me I seem to follow through on all the commitments I make to others, but then fall short on the commitments I make to myself…honestly, that’s just sad. Or worse yet…I seem to fall short on the commitments I make to God. I am very thankful for His mercy and grace that covers my shortcomings!

God had impressed upon me this Fall that 2016 is The Year of Love. You may ask what that looks like…it’s rather simple; show love to everyone you come in contact with. In many cases love could be merely eye contact and a smile. It may be picking up something that a person dropped or helping someone put their groceries in the car when it’s raining outside. It may be sitting with a friend in the emergency room when their family is out of town or shoveling the neighbor’s driveway. It may be playing a game with your kids or paying for someone’s coffee. Love can be shown in so many ways…and I believe we all do it multiple times a day…however, I believe God wants us to be more aware of it in 2016 and do our best to show it to strangers as much as we show it to loved ones.

One way I show love is by spreading encouragement & hope through the You Are Campaign. It’s simple, it’s easy to do and it lets people know they are SIGNIFICANT. If you’d like to join the You Are Campaign you can order cards on this site. If you would like to experience the Power of the You Are Campaign you can text your name and mailing address to 952-237-8289 and I will send you a card.

Let us all choose to show more love and compassion in 2016 and watch how God uses that to touch people around the world.

You are SIGNIFICANT and you have a PURPOSE. I believe in the BEAUTY that is within your heart and I TRUST God is going to let that BEAUTY shine in profound ways in 2016!

“The mind of man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.” Proverbs 16:9