Happy New Year!

My Grandpa Purnell used to always say this prayer before every meal.  Although he has been with Jesus for almost 12 years, I can still hear him saying it...

Heavenly Father,
We are so grateful for every blessing in life, we don't give You enough thanks.
Forgive us, for we've failed You so many times.
Be with our church as a whole, if it be Your will.
Be with our prayer list and be with the sick, You know the needs.
Be with the unconcerned...Be with this whole wicked world.
Bless the food we eat for the nourishment of our bodies.
For it's in Your gracious and heavenly name I ask - Amen.

I think his prayer is also the best way to conclude the roller coaster that has been 2011.

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" 2 Corinthians 5:17 

May the Lord bless you and keep you in 2012!

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

"We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure." Hebrews 6:19
Shayna