New Year, New Me?

New Year, New Me? I mean, am I really a new person? I have taken the last two years to find myself. Nothing drastic, just trying to figure out who I am in this Empty Nested Widow stage. I am a dog owner, a "Honey", a home owner, a crafter and yes, still a mom. I often think about the different hats I have worn over the years and there are so many! Some are still in my wardrobe but some have been discarded along the way.

There is one "hat" that, while it may have been jostled at times, still sits on my head and has brought me guidance, comfort, love, joy, peace, grace and a relationship that will last an eternity. I have had to "straighten my crown'', and remember that I am indeed a daughter of the one true KING!

~So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. ~ Isaiah 41:10

God is with us and we do not need to fear. This is such a comfort. The strength that he gives us is incomparable. I have leaned on His strength and felt his mighty hand holding me steady on this rollercoaster called life!

As I continue to discover who I am, I know that my Friend, my Father, the Almighty God will be by my side.