HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
It's New Year's Eve here in NZ and the clock just struck midnight!!!! NZ is the second country to enter 2012! Torre and I had a great two course New Year's Eve dinner at Byron's Restaurant here in Otaki Beach, picked up a few snacks from the local Dairy and spent a cozy rainy night at home bringing in the new year together. :) On our way home we were laughing about something I had said when we first saw the rental house we are in now and it made me think that I'd like to re-minis a bit about 2011 and give God thanks for all he's done this year!
We are so thankful for...
- Our Boston Community Group *miss you guys!*
- Babies! *Gideon Casey Gill, Jordan Robert Wedge, Benjamin Cole, Katelyn Joy Nauman*
- Mom's Miraculous Healing! *PRAISE GOD!*
- Weddings! *Vanessa & Alex Price, Annie & Joel Torres, Mel & Gerald Jimenez, Sarah & Seth Robins*
- Engagements! *Joylyn & Josh*
- Moving to New Zealand!
- Our new church family here in Otaki, NZ!
- DR Mission, Pastor Luis Vargus & Family, G.O, Ministries!
- Our Life! Church Family in NH!
- Salvation in our family! *Thank you Jesus*
- Continued restoration in friends lives through the love and power of Jesus Christ!
- God's continued provisions in our lives, friends and family members!
- Great Summer Fun with all of our family members before we moved to NZ!
- Our Boston neighbors, Nikki & Mavi! *They were so much fun to share life with*
- Continued love and support of our family while we are abroad!
- Big thanks to Gerald, Mel, Josh and Joylyn for taking off work, renting a car and seeing us off at the airport the day we left Boston! *We so appreciated that!!!*
- Thankful that things are not always as they seem...more often than not!
ex: Torre and I first came to look at the rental we are in one night after dark. The front gate was closed, no lights were on and there are trees and bushes all around the front of the property. The first thing out of my mouth was, "This looks scary...I would never live here." Hahaha... Little did I know that we WOULD end up living here and that we would LOVE it so much! It's a great little house and we are so blessed with great neighbors. :) I'm so glad that God knows best! - The opportunity to meet awesome men and woman of God here in NZ and be able to learn from them!
- Movie nights at the Pru with fellow Bostonians!
- Friends generosity in letting us borrow their cars when we didn't have one! *Thanks Nikki, Les & Neelia, Mike & Helen!*
- The new understanding that we really can do whatever it is that God puts on our hearts...nothing is impossible in Him!
This is definitely not all the wonderful things that we are so blessed for from 2011 but it's definitely some of the highlights! :D
God bless your New Year and take time to Give God Thanks!!!
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all of your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your steps." Proverbs 3:5-6
