Holiday Wishes
By Stacy Wendell

Happy Holidays Everybody!  I greet you with the joy of Jesus and the sweet spirit of the season.  It’s been quite a while since I have taken a few minutes to show love to each of you here on my site. Thank you for your patience, understanding and prayers.

I know 2007 for a lot of us has been a hectic year full of many trials, tribulations, and life altering change.  Biblically the number 7 is the number of completion, so as we approach the end of this year I pray for an end to suffering for those that have been challenged.

The holiday season has always been a special time of reflection for me; a time to look back on the events of the past year and also a time to look forward to the gift of a new year ahead. Today, I am encouraged. The past few months have been so full of different emotions. I started the year with so many expectations; this year has taught me the only thing you can expect is the unexpected! Praise God from whom all blessings flow for revelations of the spirit. This year I have been given the gift of life, I have been given the gift of patience and understanding and most of all I have been given love.  I am truly blessed. Spiritually this year has seen the beginning of a special journey, or maybe I can look at it as a reawakening of a journey I was already taking.

I thirst for the presence of God in my life now more than ever before.
It is my desire to be effective in ministry and to glorify Him in every area of my life.  This year I have also witnessed the miracle of forgiveness and grace in the midst of a storm.  I have experienced the sting of evil and the joy of unconditional love.  I have been inspired, by extraordinary people and I have been disappointed by the unexpected.  This year indeed has been a time of growth on many levels.

I encourage you to reflect on your own year. Take a moment and write down those things that affected you the most. Pray about the things that have hurt you and let them go! Forgiveness will help you to find peace. Regardless of what we have been through this year, you are still here and God is still awesome!

Merry Christmas everyone! I send to each of you the greatest gift I know, LOVE.  May the peace of God sustain us all. I pray your New Year 2008 is all about New Beginnings. Until we meet again, be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

Love,