Starry Nights!

As I was walking outside a few nights ago, I looked up at the sky and was astonished by the amount of stars. It was simply breath taking! I marveled for only a few seconds before seeing a shooting star (I made my wish). It was the first time I had ever seen a shooting star and I was so excited. That night reminded me of the mighty God I serve. He created this moment for me. He put those stars in their places. He made everything so beautiful and we just go about our every day as busy as a bee. Take a breath. Spend some time marveling the wonders of God's creation but more importantly marvel the greatness of the Creator Himself.

Don't be too busy to miss out on the important things. Smile at someone, say hello to a fellow student, write a letter to an old friend. People need to feel loved and important. Remind them of God's love with a simple gesture. What a shame it would be to live without having loved. I challenge you to practice random acts of kindness! Show some love to a world full of sadness.

Jill Emily

Opportunities

While my brother and I were driving home from a trip to the mechanic, we came to a four way stop. The Ford ranger in front of us had stopped and not been able to get started again. My brother pulled the car over and we got out to investigate the problem. Turns out she had run out of gas so we pushed the truck out of the road. As we proceeded to head home, I had a thought that we could do more to help. She approached us saying she had forgotten her wallet and had no way of getting any gas. I immediately offered help. My brother and I went home to get a gas can, and then to the gas station and finally back to the woman hoping she was still there. On the gas receipt I simply wrote: God Bless! John 13:35 and handed it to her.

I don't know what will happen in her life but I know that as John 13:35 says we showed Christ's love to her. I pray God will work in her life and that she might remember the two kids who helped as being followers of Jesus Christ. Don't let an opportunity pass you by. There is a hurting world out there. We are called to make disciples of men.  "We love because He first loved us." 1 John 4:19

Share God's love this season!


 

All are Welcome!

Recently I have been struggling to invite people to church. I have reasons as to why they wouldn't fit in or how they probably wouldn't like it. What am I thinking? Who am I to say they won't fit in? Am I crazy or something? There is a world full of people who need to know Jesus Christ the Savior of all and I'm just going about life. I was driving home last night and it hit me. Jesus Christ died on a cross for the sins of the world. The WHOLE world! Not just the rich, good looking or successful people. As I thought of the people that I had recently thought of inviting, I felt guilty because I missed an opportunity to share God's love. I may never get that opportunity back. The good news is that I am still on this earth and tomorrow is a new day! Make each day count and ask God to use you. If you ask Him to use you He will. Don't be scared when He puts people in your life and circumstances you never thought of. Trust Him and ask for His strength and guidance. Often times I say I'll wait until I'm more spiritually mature and then share Christ with them. Well guess what, the time is now. Don't waste another minuet to share Christ with a friend, family member or stranger! We are called to make disciples of men. (Matthew 28:19) I don't need to worry about what they think. All I need to do is invite them show them love and let God work in their life.

Lord, give me the strength to witness everyday with my actions, my words and my thoughts. Help me to show Your love, grace and mercy to all. I need You to lead me and direct me in the plan You have for my life. Give me clean hands and a pure heart and prepare me for each day. Lord use me to lead others to You and Your promise. Amen!

A House Too Small

I wrote this poem while cleaning the house with my mom.

Clutter is growing and it makes me sad
Toys and dolls my boxes and  bag
This house it too small for this stuff to be had
If I can't keep my clutter I'll be so mad
I'll push out a wall  to continue my fad
I've shopped some more to add add add
And lost my sister my mom and dad
This mess is too much and makes me moody and gad
Someone please help me make me happy and glad

Jill Emily

Get Up and Go!

How much of what you do in your daily life has meaning. More than just this is my life I'll live as I please. Are you living for your self or is there a purpose greater than me myself and I?  As I was driving in the car the radio was on Z88.3 and the song lyrics really spoke to me.
"This world needs God
But it's easier to stand and watch
I could say a prayer and just move on
Like nothing's wrong
But I refuse
'Cause I don't want to live like I don't care
I don't want to say another empty prayer
Oh, I refuse"

    It is so much easier to sit around and do what you want when you want. I know that in my life this is true. Look at your life and assess your motives. The truth is that people need God and there are so many just living an empty life. What are we as Christians doing about that. Are we sitting in a bible study asking God to use us and then too scared to do anything when He presents the opportunity? We can't say that we need to go to a different country, there are so many people here. In your own community pick 5 people and start praying for them. These may be people in school, church or even someone you haven't met. God can use you if you would just let Him. Get up and go! 

    Be bold for Christ and share the Gospel to all people! Clear out the clutter in your life and make time for others. I think that its time for our lives to have a greater meaning. Not just a Sunday church goer attitude, but a life of overwhelming joy and love. We are to be different. "Lord this is my desire, to be used by You!" If you pray this I guarantee God will use you. I hope you are ready.  


Jill Emily

Prayer

    I have decided to study the book of Philippians. I love reading the New Testament, and I especially love reading Paul's letters. I have read through this book before but because God's Word is living you can't read something and cross it of the list. Each time you read it God may reveal something to you for that moment in your life. Paul starts off with a greeting to the saints in Christ Jesus in Philippi. Here is what I am amazed by every time,  
   ^"3 I thank my God every time I remember you. ⁴ In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy ⁵because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, ⁶ being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." (Philippians 1:1-6)

    As I read this I saw that Paul, a man in prison for the Gospel of Jesus Christ is praying for all of those in Philippi. Sometimes in life we forget just how important prayer is. I know that there are times in my life when all is well and I forget to be in constant prayer. I have also experienced the bad times when all you do is pray and ask God why me? We need to live a life of prayer.

    I attend a church on Sunday nights that consists of mostly high school and college kids. My first time there I heard some of the kids pray for some individual prayer request that were made. I was overjoyed as these kids were stepping up and offering there cries for help, healing, guidance, and so much more to the only One who will hear and answer them. I then realized that as a fellow Christian I was to pray for them and their walk in Christ as they journey through life. Paul has set that example in his letters.

    My prayer list is always getting larger as I meet new people and enter new situations. There is so much to pray for and to learn from prayer. I heard somewhere that sometimes God says yes, sometimes He says no and sometimes God says wait. The hardest thing for me is getting an answer I didn't want. The truth is that God knows what is best for my life and He will never give me anything I can't handle.



Jill





   

The First Step Torwards a Goal

    On August 21, 2011 I turned 20 years of age. I have been preparing myself for this day ever since I turned 19. I knew this day was coming and it just plain scared me. I prepared myself so much that I was telling people I had turned 21! The things in life that scare me the most are not the normal.  Things such as snakes, spiders, storms and heights. No, the things that upset my stomach and make me feel faint are new situations (at church or school), failure, and taking tests (of any kind!). I can't tell you how nervous I get when you mention a math test or getting a drivers' license. This year has been a good one and I'll tell you why.

    I set some goals for 2011 and wrote them down back in January. I have not completed all of them but still plan to. So far I have exercised more, been involved in Bible study and the one that frightens me most, signed up for college classes! I have had this one on my to do list for 2 years. I am finally on my way to getting my college degree. I have chosen my major and I need all the prayer I can get with continuing and succeeding. My verse for this year has been Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength."

    As I journey through life this year I pray that God will open my eyes to the opportunities He has placed before me. That I may follow His word and plan for my life and live a beautiful and fulfilling year. I want to remember this year as being the year I was fully devoted and fixed upon Him. I am so ready and excited to see what God will do in the up and coming months and I can't wait to share them.

Lord, I pray that you make me a bold servant of Your Kingdom. Take me and use me. I am ready and I will go. I am scared and I need Your guidance and protection from the evils of this world. Equip me to be a good servant of Your will. May my life exemplify Your love and Your truth.
In Jesus Name I pray, Amen

Jill

Time to wake up!

I titled this post "Time to wake up" but last night I couldn't even fall asleep. I was thinking about how too many people use the world and today's culture as a standard to how we are to live. I was thinking  how many people look around and say it's excepted by culture. Well let me tell you there are a lot of things excepted in "culture" sex before marriage, drunkenness, doing drugs, divorce, and the list goes on. Since when does culture decide if something is right or wrong. This is not okay in my book.

Wake up people this is a wicked and evil world we live in. The Bible says in Romans 12: 2 "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will." Is this too hard for us to understand? Again I say wake up! Measure your standards upon God's perfect example. I want a life that is pleasing to God, not one where I go to church on Sunday and party all week long. I don't party I don't think that sounds like fun and besides I usually go to bed by 9:30. Lame I know but it's what I do.

Wake up because the world around you is going to fade and what we as Christians look toward is the Kingdom of Heaven. There will be a day, a glorious day when Christ will come to bring us home and He is coming for a spotless bride. Don't get your morals mixed up in the world's view. Don't be conformed to the world but transformed. Today is good Friday, the day we remember as the time when Christ was crucified on the cross for our sins and the sins of the world. Don't be sad and remorseful. Be glad and rejoice because we know the end of the story. Christ defeated death and rose from the dead. He is our savior and I will rejoice in these days and forevermore because I have been saved and washed clean by the blood of the Lamb, God's perfect Lamb. Christ is coming back are you ready?

A Holy Temple

Today in church I was thinking to myself about the words "Your body is a holy temple." I often just think this means staying away from sexual impurity, drugs, alcohol, the "bad things" of this world. Immediately I start to think that I don't have to worry about this because I don't do any of those "bad things." What about the clothes I wear and the things I look at. What about how my body looks physically (I mean this in a healthy way exercise and such.) What about the words I speak? What am I doing with my holy temple?

I want to live my life to the fullest I mean overflowing with God's love and kindness towards others. I know this is not possible by my own doing but only through God and His love and kindness that can show through me. God is love and I want to show that to people. I don't want to be looked upon as a super high church goer or an everything goes kinda girl. I want people to see the real me and understand that I am nothing without Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior.

What are people going to see when they look at you? Are they going to see a person so in love with God and ready to share that you are just glowing? Or will they see dirt and grime that the world as left you with. Let's try first to live a holy and pure life keeping in mind that our bodies are a holy temple and secondly to look at others with the eyes of Christ.

"If you take a look at me, You might see, All the wrong things I've ever done. There are things that I'm ashamed of, things that I  regret, things I would take back if I could. We are spotless in the eyes of Christ, Washed by the blood of the Lamb. We are spotless in the eyes of Christ washed clean."
Spotless - Jill Osterhout

Living Sacrifice

I was doing a study on what it truly means to be a living sacrifice. I knew about sacrifices from reading bible stories in the old testament. A sacrificial lamb would be have a perfect white coat, it would be fatty and the best in the flock. Jesus Christ was sacrificed as the Lamb of God. We are called to be living sacrifices. What does that mean? 

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (Romans 12:1-2) 

Here Paul is begging us to live our lives (present our bodies) as a living sacrifice. So, our body our life is our sacrifice, we are in need of making it holy and acceptable to God. How do we do that?  

"And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." (Romans 12:1-2)

We need to take out the garbage. It's time to throw away all that does not bring God glory. Jesus Christ died on the cross as a sacrifice for the sins of the whole world. Christ died so that we might live. He saved us! We didn't do anything to earn this. Christ was given as a sacrifice in our place! In order to live as a sacrifice we need to live in the world but not of the world. We need to die to ourselves. This is an everyday decision. I found this poem as I was searching for answers.

When you are forgotten, neglected, or purposely set at naught, and you don't sting or hurt with the oversight, but your heart is happy being counted worthy to suffer for Christ;

That is dying to self.

When your good is evil spoken of, when your wishes are crossed, your advice disregarded, your opinion ridiculed, and you refuse to let anger rise in your heart or even defend yourself, but take it all in patient, loving silence;

That is dying to self.

When you lovingly and patiently bear any disorder, any irregularity, any annoyance; when you can stand face to face with waste, folly, extravagance, spiritual insensibility, and endure it as Jesus did;

That is dying to self.

When you are content with any food, and offering, any raiment, any climate, any society, any solitude, any interruption by the will of God;

That is dying to self.

When you never care to refer to yourself in conversation or record your own good works or itch after commendation, when you can truly love to be unknown;

That is dying to self.

When you can see your brother prosper and have his needs met, and can honestly rejoice with him in spirit and feel no envy, nor question God, while your own needs are far greater and you are in desperate circumstances;

That is dying to self.

When you can receive correction and reproof from one of less stature than yourself and can humbly submit, inwardly as well as outwardly, finding no rebellion or resentment rising up within your heart;

That is dying to self.

Success

I was discussing success with my pastor last night. He ask me what my definition for success was. I started to think about how I would measure success. I told him that I would say in order to be successful you would need happiness. So, what is true happiness? I made a list of 5 things I consider important for my happiness. 

1. Make your life right with God. Where is your faith? I became a Christian when I was 12 years old. I am complete in Jesus Christ and no one else. I have found my calling and I have made the decision in my life to let God lead me. It's best thing I've ever done by far.

John 14:6 "Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

2. Know who you are. Be comfortable and pleased by being yourself. One thing I have always told myself is not to change who I am for someone else. This is who I am. I love being me! You are a child of God and He loves you so much. Your lifestyle still needs to be modeled after Jesus Christ. I'm not saying anything is acceptable.

Galatians 3:26
"So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith."

3. Make the best of what you have. Whether it be your job, car, house, church, family, or school. The grass is not always greener on the other side. If you can't change things it doesn't make sense to complain about it. We spend far too much time thinking about silly things that don't matter.

Matthew 6:21 "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

4.  Have a good friendship. I don't have many people I can talk to, but the few I have I can say anything to. I don't think we were supposed to go through life alone. Make a friend or thank God for the one(s) you have.

Jesus and His disciples are a great example. 

5. Don't forget we are not to worry. I don't want worry lines on my face anyway. Let go of those things you hold on to. Give your worries to Jesus Christ, He is asking for them. 1 Peter 5:7 "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."

Philippians 4:6-7 Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.(NLT)

 This is my way of living. Life isn't about being stressed all the time. Let go! Live your life for Jesus everyday!

Marriage

My thoughts on marriage. Now, I am not married, not dating and I have never been in a relationship. I have seen in my short life time (so far) a number of happy couples and not so happy couples. I don't know much about relationships but what I do know is that when it comes time to marry, I want it to be right. I was having a conversation with some friends and the marriage topic came up. My friend was talking about truly knowing your spouse. There are some people that say "I just know he (she) is the one" Ask yourself do I really know this person? Are we going to grow in this relationship and still love each other in 40 years? This is what my friend said, "If you think that person is perfect you need to look for better." You also need to make yourself a 10 on the scale using Christ to measure yourself against.

My parents have a great relationship and sometimes I ask myself, how do they make it work? I know the answer. Christ is the center of their marriage. He is their foundation. That is what keeps them together. I have been blessed to have such a great example of what a Christ centered marriage between a husband and wife looks like. Thanks Mom and Dad! My parents will celebrate their 38th wedding anniversary this year. My parents were given some word of advice as a young couple. Don't go to bed angry. Anyway, I believe perfect is out there and I want him to come straight from God.

I can't believe I'm sharing this but here goes. I believe in that fairy tale story. Finding a prince, having a perfect relationship and living happily ever after. It can happen. When I meet my special someone I want to fall in love with him more and more each day. I want to have a best friend someone I can talk to about anything. I want to have a marriage with Christ as the foundation . I want to live life and live it abundantly with the one Christ has chosen for me. Word to the wise, be sure you know the person before you get married. In my opinion marriage is forever. That's a long time! I want to be happy and I want to make someone happy. I want to fit into the plan. God's plan. I want to live each day growing in Christ with an understanding of His plan for my life and live it out!

That Warm Fuzzy Feeling

This year I made the decision to be healthy. I have started jogging and biking. I'm still trying to eat healthier. I just really love sweets! =) Anyway, about the workout. There is a paved trail just down the road from were I live. It's about 2 miles long so I can get in a 4 mile run in total. As I was jogging I could feel the presence of God. I was enjoying the fresh air, wild life, the bright sun and blue sky. I was in awe of the beauty of God's creation. When I run I listen to music it helps me to keep going! I was listening to a song I don't even remember what is was. All I remember was this fuzzy feeling. My head felt like it was leaving my shoulders and I got goose bumps. I just remember being in complete awe of the God I serve. I felt as if  everything on this earth had just faded away. It was just me and God! I loved it! I want to experience this feeling more often. My jogging time is my escape I can just be with God and think things out in my head. Sometimes I find myself lifting my hands in praise while jogging. People must think I am a weirdo. My God is so big. I don't care  what people think about me. I want them to see that I have something special and I want them to want it too.

The excitement of a package!

Have you ever been waiting for something to come to you? A letter or package in the mail, a phone call or a specific date? I am waiting right now for a package. I can track the package and I find out just were it is. I just can't wait for that delivery truck to get here. The package is important to me and I am excited about it. The item inside the package is exactly what I wanted.

I think that sometimes there are certain people God is waiting for. He wants them to come to him. He is waiting for you! God loves you and wants you to be delivered to him. So to speak. The bible says knock and the door will be opened. (Luke 11:9) I can tell you that when the delivery truck gets here I will be waiting to open that door. I might even run out to the truck because this is something I really want.

Think of yourself as being God's package. Inside you there is something God wants. Your heart! He already knows that you are what He is waiting for. He has already ordered you. He paid for you. All that is left to do is show up and have the door be opened to you. God is waiting.

I Want More!

As I was sitting in church a few weeks ago I couldn't help but ask myself a question. What am I doing here? Ever since I was born I have been going to church. It can become just a routine activity. After the music part of the service was over my pastor began to preach. I kept thinking was that I wanted more! Not more music, not more preaching or more Sunday school time. Just more of Jesus. Going to church is okay but I want to see Jesus on a bigger level. I want to see more people feeling the love of my Savior. I want more people to experience the hope, grace, forgiveness, and peace of Jesus Christ.

I can go to church each Sunday and see all the regular people in the congregation. The people that come every week just as I do. They sit in the same pew as they did the last week and we do the same thing. But that isn't good enough for me. I want to see a new person or family enter the church doors every week. I want to minister to people I have never seen. I want to help the broken. I want to pray with the hurting. I want to show Christ-like love to God's people who don't know Him. I want people to see Christ working in my life!

There are too many people in my own town who don't know God on a personal level. Too many young adults with no hope for tomorrow. Too many families with broken hearts. There is a hurting world out there and I want to do something about it! I want more! I want to show more love to God's people! I want to live my life to the fullest! I want more! There is so much more to have in Christ and I want it!

Free for All

Hello there blog readers,
Today I come to you writing what I feel. Because after all, I am pretty sure that's the point. I was sitting in church last night and my Pastor was preaching on Spiritual gifts. This is one of my favorite topics because I like to remember that God, not only gave us His one and only Son. He also blesses us with Spiritual gifts when we accept the free gift of Salvation.

I am a musician. I am not bad but also not the best. Music comes naturally to me. I use my gift as an offering to God when I play on the worship team at church. I love playing and it makes it even better knowing that my biggest fan is God Himself. I know that by using my gift and playing to the best of my ability, I am serving God. Now, because I enjoy playing and I am good at it sometimes is seems fairly easy on my part. The hard part is when you take God out of it and insert yourself into the equation. It doesn't work that way! This might come as a complete shocker, but you and God are not interchangeable. Trust me. Or don't and test it yourself. Let me know how it goes.

The point I am trying to make is that God is God and we simply aren't. God has given us so much and all that we have to do is accept His free gift.

"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast."

—Ephesians 2:8-9

Okay so here it is. God has shown us grace by sending His Son to die on a cross for our sins and the sins of the world. It is by faith. Simply putting your trust in God. And would you look at that, it's not by our own doing. Not by your works! If you want this free gift of salvation all you have to do is believe that Jesus Christ died for you and paid the price for your salvation while on the cross of Calvary.


Heavenly Father,
Thank you for the gift of salvation. Thank you for the gift of Your Son Jesus Christ, who died on a cross for my sins. I want to put my faith in you. I know I am a sinner and apart from you I am nothing. Please come into my life. Wash me of my sins and cleanse me with Your salvation. Give me the gift of eternal life.

"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

—Romans 6:23

"For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God."

—Romans 3:23

"But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God."

—John 1:12

Misery loves company

As I was working outside today, I started to ponder the question that often enters my train of thought. Why do people sin? I am not by any means saying that I don't sin. However I do try and live a moral life style.  Where I try to make good choices.

I have a brother that is just a year older than I am. We have been close throughout the years and have always gotten along.  My brother moved out as soon as he turned 18 saying it was for "bigger and better things" ( I cried)  needless to say that didn't work out all too well. We are human. We are going to make mistakes. I think that the way you deal with those mistakes can make or break you. I am not going to tell all that is going on in his life. I will say that life brings many challenges and temptations and in every circumstance you have a choice! Will you live the way the world says is right? Or, will you let God lead you to the path He has planned for you?

There is a Christmas song called O Come O come Emmanuel and the verse reads:
Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path to misery. Most of us are familiar with the saying misery loves company. If you make the choice to let God direct your path, the path to misery is closed. It's no longer a choice. Some people have a hard time letting someone else make their plans. I wish they could just feel all the burdens being lifted when you make the decision to follow Christ. His plan is perfect. =)


Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Do you have a plan for your future? It may even be a great plan. I want you to try and comprehend that God has an even better one for you!

Jill Emily

iRenew

Have you ever felt like you just weren't physically able to make it through the day? I know I have.
Today, being the first week day of the new year; I thought I would get some things done around the house. I put on my iRenew bracelet and got to work.

I filed tons of paper work and paid all the bills that were due. Then here is where it went down hill. I had a great idea. I decided to rearrange the furniture in the apartment. I moved two couches, nine chairs, a table, and refrigerator. I was so exhausted and I think I may have pulled a few muscles. Do I think the bracelet helps? Absolutely not! =) But when you have something close that reminds you that you can do it. So to speak. You really can. Wearing the bracelet probably wasn't helping me physically but more mentally.

I know for sure that if I had to live life without all the help I receive from my family there is no way I could do it. Now, if I had to live life without the voice of my Heavenly Father that is even more scary. There is no amount of iRenew bracelets for that job. The truth is there is so much more to life than me. I know that today and everyday my Father in Heaven is watching over me and giving me all that I need to live. Who are you living for?

My New Year!

Wow! 2011 It's a little hard to believe. On December 31st I made a mental list of all the things I would like to accomplish during this new year (I do this every year like most people). This year I feel more ready then ever to really put my all into my "list."Awhile ago I calculated how my much money I was spending. I won't give you the number but I will say it was too much and I needed to start saving. So, this year that is one of my goals. 2011 is my year. I'm working on day three and I have not spent a penny. Don't laugh it's not funny. =)

My list consist of 16 goals you might be bored if I share them all so I'll only give you the top five. There is a song by Jeremy Camp called My Desire. This is my inspiration for 2011. The song is about being used by God and I am ready to live a life for more than just me. I want God to lead, teach and live in and through me.

During 2011 I want to make new friends and have fun while being filled with God's love. I want people to want what I have in Christ. I don't think that's a bad thing.

Also, I think that everyone should be healthy and care for the body God gave them. There is so much sickness and hurt and pain we can cure if we live a healthy life style. So, I am biking 5 miles a day and eating more apples then ever! Baby steps people! =)

And the last on my short list of five. I am going to be a better person. I can only do this with a lot of God's help. Let's say all of God's help. He can do it though, I've seen it done. What I mean by better person is, to reach out to all people. Yes all people. 

As you see I need a lot of God's help and I need less of me. So, as my year continues I would hope that anyone who reads this would keep me accountable to the things I have written. Happy New Year! 

I think I am going to start a blog. That's not vain right?