Christmas went well, we ate and exchanged gifts. Even though I did not have a taste for the dinner we made, I ate it anyways. We laughed about the past and created new memories. I know that for many people November to January is a hard season; so many loved ones have passed on, which is why it is so important to love people while they are here. It is important to express your appreciation and hug them while they can accept it and hold you back. This event did not go without its lessons.
One lesson I learned is that I am too tender-headed for my mom to continue to braid my hair. I wanted to cry while she was braiding my hair but she was so happy that I endured the pain. Then she wanted to add rollers and they were painful but again I endured the pain until we took her home. Then I internally cried! Not because of the pain but because my hair will forever be tacky and unmanageable. I do not know how to do hair at all, I cannot even twist it correctly. I am frustrated because if I go back to relaxers then I have to endure the burning every time I put it in my head and if I continue to look this way, I will no longer be confident. I do not know what to do. So, until I do, I will leave it alone and cry about it nightly and in the day cry internally from the loss of confidence I worked so hard to gain.
A second lesson is that it is better to give than to receive. I am a giver by nature, I give whenever I can. I like to see the smile on people’s faces and watch their reactions as they are opening gifts. I do not get much satisfaction from receiving gifts. I think it is nice to receive one but I do not go crazy over it. Overall, Christmas was great.
As I approach the new year with my word dedication, I will be focused on Jesus with my heart wide open. I will leave the past behind with all of its negatives, I will not bring any garbage with me into 2023. We will continue to have Bible Study every Saturday at 10 am.
Just as I asked last year, I will ask this year. Join me by bringing in the New Year praying on our knees to Jesus Christ and Our Father God, as the Ball drops, that we all have a prosperous, joy-filled, blessed Year. May the Lord God continue to keep us all safe and bless every one of us.
Let us trust and believe God in all things and look to Him when we are in the valley and when we stand in His glory on the mountain. God is able, be sure to speak prosperity, love, peace, and all things positive over yourself, your family, your friends, your job, everything and everyone in your life, and the world.
Disencumbering my Chains 