My Walk by Faith

I can't believe it is 2026 now! Where has the time gone?! I know we're already a couple months into the year, but I kept procrastinating on finishing and publishing this post until now. But I finally got it done! I love to make lists, especially goals/bucket lists, and this post is all about what I would like to accomplish this year. I am hoping to grow more in my faith and my walk with God this year, and in the years to come, and decided to create a list of things I would like to do that would help with that. In no particular order, here is what I would like to do this year: Attend church in person again every week Read the Bible every day Pray every day Get closer to God Be an STM at a Joni and Friends retreat (I don't think this will actually be possible this year, but I still wanted to put this on my list just in case) Read one faith-based book a month Memorize 1 Bible verse every 1-2 weeks Go on regular prayer walks Become more comfortable with praying out loud Listen ...

It has been quite a while since I have participated in a FMF link-up. I just haven't been inspired to write anything This week's prompt is: Bury Saying goodbye to and burying my mom over 15 years ago was the hardest thing I ever had to do.  During the last 5 weeks of her life, she was in the hospital, dealing with pneumonia. There was a period of a week or so where she was getting better, but her health went downhill again, and the doctors said she wouldn't get better again. We prepared for the inevitable and said our goodbyes. Family, friends, and neighbors came to the wake, the funeral, or to our house for more goodbyes, and for support. We had to bury her right before Thanksgiving, which made the holidays so hard that year. During Christmas time, I didn't want any presents, I didn't want to put up the tree or decorations, I didn't want to listen to any Christmas music, I just didn't want to celebrate. Things don't hurt as much now, but there is a bitt...