2017 comes to a close. We are having brutally cold temperatures in the negative digits. for the last 3 days of the year. Today it never got above negative, the lows were near -22 and the wind chills just chill me to think of them. I was still recovering from being sick so I stayed home. Mark took the kids just to get them out of the house, to play board and card games with Grammer and Po. It was much too cold to be out any farther than a few miles from home.
The highlights that come from this year in our country don't have too many positives. This was president Trumps first year in office and he was a constant in the news. He was the butt of ever joke on the nightly shows. Every little thing he said or did was blown up all over the media. It got old really fast! Trump, well you either tolerate him or hate him. He is arrogant, rude, and crude. I am not a fan of him, however he is better for our country and makes some good changes and choices, he just needs to learn to keep his comments to himself. He has created so many enemies here and around the world. There is such a divide among people, it scares me.
Storms, hurricanes, wildfires, and earthquakes. So many shootings and killings; Las Vegas, Texas church, Just today a Colorado apartment police ambush. Then there were vehicles plowing through streets running over and killing innocent bystanders. The NFL protests of kneeling while the National Anthem was played. There were plenty of demonstrations and protests, lots of racial turmoil resulting in riots. Late this fall, the "Me Too" movement became huge and many women came out and confessed to being a victim of sexual harassment and misconduct, causing many men to lose their jobs including two major news anchors. In Iowa, not one, but two separate incidences where a teen was starved to death inside her own home by her own parents. A 16 year old girl in Perry, and a 17 year old girl in West Des Moines.
It is hard to see the good in people, it is hard to find any good in all the negative. There is hope, and there is good. Unfortunately if it is church related, it will never make the news. You will never hear the stories on television or see much over social media. On a local level, I am encouraged by Cornerstone church. They have 4 church plants, one being our very own Stonebridge in Boone. This year alone, Cornerstone is branching out in their college ministry and planting churches in Minnesota, Penn state, Wisconsin, and Missouri. Now that is exciting, positive and uplifting. I love to hear more people sharing and hearing the gospel and more are growing in their faith and learning God's truth.
For 2017, I don't really have a resolution, more like self goals. I would like to be more positive and complain less. I would like to do more praising and less criticizing. I want to be a positive example for my children, and those around me. Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
The highlights that come from this year in our country don't have too many positives. This was president Trumps first year in office and he was a constant in the news. He was the butt of ever joke on the nightly shows. Every little thing he said or did was blown up all over the media. It got old really fast! Trump, well you either tolerate him or hate him. He is arrogant, rude, and crude. I am not a fan of him, however he is better for our country and makes some good changes and choices, he just needs to learn to keep his comments to himself. He has created so many enemies here and around the world. There is such a divide among people, it scares me.
Storms, hurricanes, wildfires, and earthquakes. So many shootings and killings; Las Vegas, Texas church, Just today a Colorado apartment police ambush. Then there were vehicles plowing through streets running over and killing innocent bystanders. The NFL protests of kneeling while the National Anthem was played. There were plenty of demonstrations and protests, lots of racial turmoil resulting in riots. Late this fall, the "Me Too" movement became huge and many women came out and confessed to being a victim of sexual harassment and misconduct, causing many men to lose their jobs including two major news anchors. In Iowa, not one, but two separate incidences where a teen was starved to death inside her own home by her own parents. A 16 year old girl in Perry, and a 17 year old girl in West Des Moines.
It is hard to see the good in people, it is hard to find any good in all the negative. There is hope, and there is good. Unfortunately if it is church related, it will never make the news. You will never hear the stories on television or see much over social media. On a local level, I am encouraged by Cornerstone church. They have 4 church plants, one being our very own Stonebridge in Boone. This year alone, Cornerstone is branching out in their college ministry and planting churches in Minnesota, Penn state, Wisconsin, and Missouri. Now that is exciting, positive and uplifting. I love to hear more people sharing and hearing the gospel and more are growing in their faith and learning God's truth.
For 2017, I don't really have a resolution, more like self goals. I would like to be more positive and complain less. I would like to do more praising and less criticizing. I want to be a positive example for my children, and those around me. Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
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