New Year. New hopes.
It's a new year and while not much has changed, everything has changed. Things that I have learned: I can't control anything or anyone. There is sometimes the illusion of control and security, but that is truly an illusion. Foundation is EVERYTHING. Everything in your life can let you down and disappoint you. My closest friends let me down. My parents let me down. My husband let me down. That illusion of security I had crumbled and my life fell apart. Luckily, I found that my foundation was solid. My foundation is Christ. He is the only thing solid thing. I can always rebuild with Him as my foundation. The church is not as important to me as I thought. I love the church. I love the principles that it teaches but it truly just a guide in my life. It's a tool to help me have a better relationship with God. It's a tool to allow me to associate with like-minded people, but the church is not my ticket t...