Hello and Happy New Year! I’m so sorry it’s been such a long time since my last post…the last couple weeks have been crazy. Crazy, but definitely fun! James’ parents and sister [plus a couple of her friends] drove down to see us for Christmas, and stayed until New Years Day. We had so much fun exploring Dallas, and just spending some quality family time with them. Christmas was great…we cooked a big meal in the apartment [which turned out great, thankfully], and then it started to snow! Being from Michigan, I love my white Christmases, so the few inches of snow we received on Christmas day was a huge blessing. It made being away from home much easier.
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| Beautiful Fake Tree. |
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| My Attempt at Unique Photography. |
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| The Tree in all it’s Beauty. |
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| Samson…playing with the packaging. |
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| The Feast! |
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| Snow in Texas? Yes Please! |
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| Sisters:) |
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| I even got James to come out and enjoy the snow with me! |
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| The river behind our apartment. |
During their visit we also went to a few malls in the area to do some after Christmas shopping, went to the Dallas World Aquarium [which is excellent—I would definitely recommend it], explored the city, and of course hit up a few local restaurants. Overall, it was a great week:)
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| Downtown Dallas. |
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| Don’t remember what it is, but it is cool! |
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| Penguins! |
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| Stingrays:) |
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| REAL Flamingos. YES. |
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| The scenery around the aquarium…seriously more than just an aquarium. |
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| Even a waterfall…there were birds and monkeys too…so cool! |
Now, it’s back to the daily grind. I am happy to report that I officially finished reading through the Bible in one year! This was a goal I made at the beginning of last year, so it’s really exciting that I actually followed through with the reading. I learned so much from reading through the Bible that I am going to do it again. I found this great website which lists a variety of different reading plans, including different versions and start days. If you’re interested in joining me, it’s not too late! I am doing the NIV plan which started on January 1st and goes from beginning to end. I may switch it up a little and read something from the Old Testament and New Testament each day, just for a little variety. There is a plan for this as well—the Old/New plan. Whichever way you choose, I hope you follow along! Reading through the Bible in a year is a great goal—one that you will definitely benefit from everyday.
That being said, I am going to continue to post devotions as often as possible during the week based on what I have been reading in scripture. I also have some new and exciting ideas to make the more interesting, so be looking for those changes/additions over the next few weeks here. Also, if there is anything specific you would like to see included in the blog, let me know! I always love your feedback.
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| Samson was pretty tired after everyone left… |
Well, I am off to do some editing. I’ll be back tomorrow with a devotional of sorts. In the meantime—check out those reading plans! Have a great rest of your day, and God Bless:)