Goodbye 2010...thanks for the lessons!

Here's what 2010 taught me:

• In almost everything quality trumps quantity.  My relationships taught me this lesson the best in the past year.  From number of friends vs. quality of friends to amount of time spent with said friends.  An hour with a quality friend is way better than 3 hours spent with a friend who doesn't add quality to their own life or to mine.  It was a great lesson for me to learn. 
• When hit by the Mack Truck of life I can get back up because God is my strength.
• Cleaning the floors with soap and water and on my knees is the best way to get them as clean as I want them to be!
• Receiving grace is just as important as giving it.  And when I can receive it I can give it even better!  I'm still learning how to receive grace but I'm a lot further down that road than I was a year ago. 
• Pleasure reading is good for me.  I've always been a voracious reader but had forgotten to read good fiction for a few years.  I rediscovered it this past year and it helped in numerous ways. 
• I am sealed in Christ.  My heart is knitted to his and nothing can separate us. 
• I discovered the fun of taking pictures with the purchase of a new camera. 
• I need to take care of myself on all levels all the time and it's okay to take the time to do that!
• I can enter back into the workforce and I can be valuable to an organization. 
• I learned that I can still laugh and be joyful even when my life isn't looking so sunny.  Why?  Because of Christ.  (See my post on joy for further thoughts on this!!)
• I should write that book I've been talking about for a few years now...and I am starting in 2011!  Stay tuned!  

Thanks 2010.  We had a pretty hard year but God's grace in my life was so evident through it all. There were a lot of moments of joy in the midst of my deep pits.  I am grateful to have survived 2010 and am looking forward to further lessons that 2011 has in store for me!  
God you are good, thank you for showing yourself strong on my behalf!  
Selah.