Biggest Blessing Blog - Week 1

Some friends of mine were talking about doing a weekly scrapbook page of those things that were their greatest blessing week by week over the course of the year. At the end of the year, you would have 52 things to look back and reflect on that were a blessing to them. I love the idea, but not being a scrapbooker, I decided to do mine in blog format and at the end of the year, I'll make a blog book! If you would like to join me in blogging about your greatest blessing week-by-week, that would be awesome! Let me know if you do, I'd love to read about what is blessing you!

New Beginnings
New year, new goals, new relationships, new beginnings. The biggest blessing I have experienced this week is getting a fresh start, a new start, a new chance to try again, a New Beginning!

I love the first day of January, when you pull out a brand new calendar for the upcoming year. Nothing on it. Empty. Full of promise, ideas, plans, dreams....new! New Beginnings.

It has been a blessing for me this week to start getting up and exercising. Not that I like doing it or have really enjoyed it at all. (I am not an exerciser by nature). But, having gotten up at 5:15 am to exercise is a blessing to me. I like feeling those sore ab muscles and thigh muscles that let me know that my early morning rising has not been in vain. That my muscles are strengthening and stretching. Renewing my good eating habits after a couple of weeks of indulgence during the holidays. A new beginning on an old goal, to keep pushing and striving towards my plan to become healthy and lose the remaining weight that I want to shed. New Beginnings.

To be reminded about the the new beginnings that comes from forgiveness when we do something wrong or hurt someone. I was shown forgiveness this week and it was a wonderful reminder of how much I am loved. I also had the opportunity to show forgiveness and that is a huge blessing as well. That forgiveness allows for a new beginning ~ a fresh beginning on a current relationship/friendship. Jack and I talked this week about how when we do something wrong and ask for forgiveness that the Lord remembers it no more, He doesn't hold it against us or remind us "Remember you did this two weeks ago, and I forgave you then, why can't you get it straight." We get a total do-over, a chance to try again. New Beginnings.

New Beginnings....My Biggest Blessing this week!