
Even so, It will start off a new year. So today, I thought I would give you a few ideas that you might consider for 2019
A couple of days ago, I ran across an idea that I think would be a very nice thing to do. It is called a 'Happiness Jar." Or to my way of thinking, a 'Blessing Jar.'

Because sometimes we do miss the blessings in our lives simply because our lives are so busy with kids, jobs, other responsibilities that we have. And this jar can be a reminder of the blessings that come our way but maybe gets pushed aside by the times that are sad or just being so busy. Also, by the end of the year, we often ask ourselves, "Where did this year go? It seemed to go by so fast." The jar would remind us where it went despite the things that were not so great about it.

Maybe you will even want to get the kids on board by letting them help you with your jars, or starting one of their own. Kids go through many things growing up. Both good and well...not so good. Perhaps they are being bullied or having trouble in a subject. This would be a great thing to have them involved in so that at the end of the year, maybe they are reminded of how God worked in their own situations.
I think these two suggestions are wonderful ideas for getting the New Year off to a great start and then reading about them at the end of the year. Especially those acknowledging what God has done for us and the blessings that have come our way no matter how large or small. Maybe you will too.
The clock is ticking down for the New Year to start. How blessed we are as a nation that in a lot of respects have God in it. As families, we must keep Him in our lives so that He does not disappear altogether like some want. There are so many ideas that can help with that and I hope that even in your busy life, you don't forget to teach important biblical principles to your children. For when we get too busy, or forget, or just plain don't care then that is what begins the breakdown in our families begins to filter out into society, as it has in the past and still continues to this day.
Teach these words to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking, and when you lie down to sleep and when you wake. Deuteronomy 11:19
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. The people He has chosen for His inheritance. Psalm 33;12
Thanks for coming by today Friends. Enjoy these last few days of this year, for they are slipping away! And in the meantime, God bless you and your family and friends.

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