Powerful reminder (Learning from the past)

2011…When I think about the year that is about to pass us by a lot of things come to mind. I think back of the headlines we have seen: the death of Osama Bin Laden, the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the 10thyear anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 9/11, Charlie Sheen’s meltdown and a royal wedding. This year, like any other, was full of the good, bad, ugly and funny. It was a year for the calendars, for sure.

For me I watched my kids grow a year older, added a new family member – a Great Pyrenees named Judah – saw God do some great things through Harvest Ministries and finished the draft for my very first book. As we began to put all of the Christmas decorations away, eat the last couple of cookies we decorated and throw out all the wrapping paper that was destroyed on Christmas morning, I couldn’t help but think about this past year.

God had done some great and difficult things this year in my life, family and m