Today is the first day of a brand new year!! Wow, 2014!! What does this year hold? First of all, think of the people who didn’t make it to see this year, and thank God you made it to see this day!! I always say be thankful for each and everyday and live it to the fullest! Last night when the clock struck midnight, I thanked God for my life, and for the lives of my family and friends. I then thanked Him for everything He has done for me in the past 49.5 years!! That was shouting news right there!!

Everyone think back to the worst year of your life and think how things eventually worked themselves out. Think about when you thought there was no way out, but you made it!! Now look at you today!! And guess what? God is not finished with you yet! It’s amazing at what we go through to get to where God needs us to be. He’ll lift you up, put you down, and turn you around to get you to where you need to be. But everything He puts you through prepares you for what He has in store for you. God has planned your life, and we just have to accept the plan. It may not go in any order we want it, but it is in Devine order.

On Monday, I had a long time friend heavy on my mind. I thought to myself, I gotta call Dee. But when I got home, I was so tired I didn’t call. I woke up Tuesday and he was still on my mind, so I text him just to thank him for being such a special friend in my life for so many years, and to wish him a Happy New Year. Dee text me back and told me he had fallen off a 10 ft ladder on Monday and broke his back! He was not paralyzed but just in a lot of pain. That’s just a sign of when the Holy Spirit reaches out to you to contact someone, do it!! Things can always be worse. I just thank God that he caught that fall and saved my friend!! We never question why it happened, we just thank God for the outcome!! And everyone please keep Dee in your prayers for a speedy recovery.

Take time to cherish the people who mean something to you this year. All those people that use you as a sponge, let them go. If they bring drama, keep it out of your life!! That will make you so much happier for the new year.

Well my subject was sporadic today, but just thankful!! That’s what I am. Thankful, blessed and ready to celebrate this year with all the life God has given me!!

Happy New Year!!!
Hugs & Love
The “Real” Mommie Teresa❤️