Musings of A Military Wife (& Mama Moments)

 I'm just going to say it. 2020 was a great year for me. Before you egg my house and delete my blog from your reading list/ phone history, I will say quickly that 2020 also was incredibly difficult. For most people on earth, it's been a year of disaster after disaster. It's going to take some time to recover and rebuild. But for now, let's take some time to be grateful for 2020. Regardless of who you are, you can be thankful for these things too! I promise.  Character Building: From the pandemic lock-down and social distancing, we've had to grow in patience, discipline, and endurance. No matter how lax/ strict your approach became, none of us were able to live the same life we were living before. And our character was impacted. Trust me on this one. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. Romans 3:3-4 (NIV) A Change In Perception: All of us are pretty nosta...

Psalm 39:7  And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you. Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Romans 8:35-39 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, "For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. 1 Corinthians 13:4a Love is patient... Isaiah 54:10 "..For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,...