Bid 2009 a Thankful Farewell

The time has come to reflect on all that has molded our lives in 2009.  We must embrace the good and the bad realizing that everything had an effect on who we are today.  The good lifted our spirits and the bad made us stronger.  It all happened for a reason according to the divine plan.  Today, I give thanks for 2009!

It may or may not have been the best year of your life but you lived through it.  Let’s face it so many of our sisters and brothers did not make it to see 2010.  Today, I pray for the families of those who departed this life to go on home.

As we prepare to welcome the New Year, "2010", let us not forget the many lessons that we were taught in 2009.  When we truly get the lesson, we are able to move ahead.  We can walk into the New Year wiser & more prepared. Today, I give thanks for our strength and wisdom!

Before we bid a final farewell to 2009, let us remember that just as an airplane has weight restrictions for its baggage, so do we.  Unload the excess baggage before you approach the runway.  You cannot soar when you are weighed down.  Take flight my friend, 2010 is your year to soar to unimaginable heights! Today, I pray that you are able to put down the pain of your past, unload the negative thoughts, people and places, and  pack a new bag filled with peace, love, hope, promise, potential, determination and commitment.  It is on YOU to make 2010 all that it can be.  Commit to giving 100% to living your dream, your purpose and know that I believe in your ability to do so.

In just a few short days, I bid farewell to 2009 not in sadness but in thanks.  Thanks for the laughs, the tears, the wind and the rain, the sunshine and the clouds, the brokenness and the repairs, the successes and the failures, for the friends and the enemies, and all things that brought me closer to my purpose and passion in life.  God has done awesome things this year!  Thank you!!!

I wish you a very Merry Christmas! Hold on tight because I’m preparing for take-off! 2010 the altitude will be higher, more seeds planted & a far greater harvest.

May the peace and love of Christ be with you always,

Irma