Hello 2019

Good Morning! Here's what 2019 looks like outside my window this morning! Enjoying the glow of my lights and my coffee before everyone wakes up!

I read that we shouldn't make New Year's Resolutions; that the word just doesn't sit well with people and ultimately we fail. We should make New Year's commitments! The word commitment doesn't give us much wiggle room to fail. Well, resolution or commitment, whatever you want to call it, begins today! 

So do you have any? I have a few! One is to sew better! I just ordered a new sewing machine for simple projects and I am "committing" to using it as much as I can!

I am also "resolved" in keeping this blog! I didn't realize how much I missed writing it!

I am "determined" to get this little guy in to my house! This is Salem, and he eats and sleeps here all day and all night but panics when I bring him inside the house and won't stay! I'm an old pro at rescuing cats and this guy is a challenge but I will do it!! He is so affectionate and loves our family but its the fear of the indoors that is keeping him from staying in!

Another commitment is to learn more of the old style Italian recipes my Grandmothers made. I prepare all the meals for my Mom who will be 89 this year and I enjoy making some meals that I know are ones she enjoyed many, many years ago or ones that she made before she stopped being able to prepare her own. Some old school recipes! I've been doing really well with it but I can do even better!

Of course, there is more reading to be done. I still read quite a bit especially my Amish fiction books but even more would be better. 

I want to do a great job as table leader for Ladies Bible Study at Church. I hope I can meaningfully relay the word of God through our study to the amazing women at my table. I didn't expect to take on this task but God is leading me to accept and I said yes. My blessings are abundant.

Time to get this day started! Happy New Year!