These are a few of my favorite things of 2011…
Blog Entry
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“I am a works-based assassin trying to kill the me I don’t want to be in the city of my life.”
I’ve been on a journey of grace this year as I re-learned what it means to be covered completely and only in the righteousness of Christ. That is why my favorite quote of the year is…
Quote
In Christ, “We have no penalty to pay for sin, including past, present, and future sins… we are not subject to any charge of guilt or condemnation.” (Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology, 724-725)
I blogged about it here: Looking for Joy
Sermon
And that’s why one of my favorite sermons of the year was “The Grace Greater Than Your Past” by Pastor Mark Vroegop, November 13th.
Book
I have loved 1000 Gifts by Ann Voskamp.
Honestly, I haven’t finished it yet, but I’m nearing the end. It’s a great reminder to live our lives full of thankfulness to God. I love the fresh and unique writing style.
Song
Blessings by Laura Story
Store
Aldi! Really, I don’t know how we’d feed our family with out this amazing store. Thank you, Aldi!
Online Store
Shutterfly. Just when I thought they couldn’t get any better, they made their photo books even more customizable so that I no longer design my pages in Photoshop! Also this year, I took 6 of my 3″ old fashioned photo books and converted them into 2 slim 12×12 albums that fit nicely on the shelf. I love Shutterfly! 🙂
Technology
This is a tie between two things: Lightroom, which is a software that has cut my photo editing time down considerably. Google Calendar, so that Lee & I are always synced.
Memory
Easter Sunday. It was my last day with my grandma. It was a rainy day, so we had the egg hunt inside at my parents’ house. She sat on a chair and watched, and so we covered her with eggs and hid them all around her. She thought it was a riot! I have a video of me asking her what her favorite thing is, and she said, “All my family, and all the craziness.” She was one special lady.
Person
That is why my favorite person of the year goes to Doris Stelzer, GG, my grandma. Jesus brought her home this year, and it is still hard to believe she’s not here. Man, I miss her.
Home School Resource
Teaching Textbooks for Math. Abby just wasn’t catching on with workbooks and Shiller, so I took a step back and ordered these. So far, so good!
Accomplishment
I finished my essays for becoming NANC certified, and now I’m on to the supervised counseling phase. They were a blast to write! If you’re interested, I can send you a copy.
TV Show
Once Upon a Time looks promising. I like it so far.
I’ll do another post about my favorite verses of the year. So for now, goodnight! 🙂
