As we are right on the cusp of entering a new year, I came across these words written by Scott Wesley Brown in a book I was reading entitled, "Why" by Vernon Brewer.  They seemed fitting for today as so many end one year and enter another with the same question on their lips, "Why?"

WHEN ANSWERS AREN'T ENOUGH

You have faced the mountains of desperation
You have climbed, you have fought, you have won
But this valley that lies coldly before you                                         Casts a shadow you cannot overcome.

And just when you thought you had it all together
You knew every verse to get you through
But this time the sorrow broke more than just your heart
And reciting all those verses just won't do.

Instead of asking why did it happen
Think of where it can lead you from here
And as your pain is slowly easing, you can find a greater reason
To live your life triumphant through the tears.

When answers aren't enough, there's still Jesus
He is more than just an answer to your prayer
And your heart will find a safe and peaceful refuge
When answers aren't enough, He is there!

When answers aren't enough, He's still there!!

Amen, and I am praying for a prosperous and joyous New Year for each and every one of you!

I am so excited!!!  I have someone coming to my home on Saturday night to help me modernize my website so I can post videos, etc.  I have missed writing but I am so enjoying the videos also.  I have a few ideas on how to incorporate both.  Keep us in prayer moving forward!!!!

​Hope you are having a great weekend!

Morning!  Morning!  Morning!  How's it shaking?

I am going to start writing again soon and sharing more on my website than I have been.  I got wrapped up with online classes and doing videos that I simply did not have time for both.  Stay tuned in the next few weeks for new additions to my website ... new and powerful videos ... new and encouraging articles ... and Just Janet sharing life ... love you guys!!!!

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This morning as I was wrapping up my study with Dr. David Jeremiah he shared a story that truly spoke to my heart. I would like to share it here.  I am not saying this verbatim, and I am not for sure who wrote it. Despite this, the overall effect will be the same.

There was a landowner who owned quite an expanse of land, and among his acreage, he had trees which were breathtakingly beautiful. One in particular stood out amongst the rest.

This landowner had a great enemy who desired more than anything to hurt the landowner. After many attempts and days on end of trying to come up with ways to hurt this man, the enemy decided that the best way to hurt the landowner was to cut down the tree which meant so much to him. He knew the landowner was so very proud of all of his trees, but this one tree was his greatest joy.

The enemy worked diligently all night sawing away at this tree. Around about morning, as the landowner was coming out to gaze at his trees of beauty and admire God’s creation, the enemy picked up his pace in cutting down this marvelous tree as he only had a few strokes left. As the tree began to tether and sway, a large branch fell off and pinned the enemy underneath. He could not move to escape what was evident. He was going to die at his own hands.

As the landowner came closer and realized what was transpiring, he said to the enemy, “What you meant for my harm, God has used for my favor. You see, I have an architect who is designing a home for me. The only thing in the way of the construction of this home is this marvelous tree. I came out today to say good-bye as it is scheduled to be removed. Your desire to destroy and hurt me God has used for His glory.”

Do you see the underlying scene taking place in this story? When God said that He would use the work of the enemy for our favor, in essence He is using it for His glory. No matter what the evil one feels he is doing to harm us and have his way, God already has a purpose for using that evil to bring about good.

Has Satan allowed you to feel his sting this week? I have certainly felt it. The evil one has been lurking at my family’s doorstep recently, and what he thinks was his mighty blow against us yesterday is only being used for God’s glory. God already has a plan in effect and someday we will see the good come out of this. I do not know how it is all going to play out. I know we have some turbulent weather ahead to overcome ... there will be pain ... there will be discomfort ... there will be tears! Ultimately, however, there will be joy and overcoming. I pray we see the end result here on earth, but if not, then we will on the other side. It does not matter which side of heaven the victory is had. What should stand out in your life and give you such great encouragement is that victory is guaranteed. As a believer and someone who seeks His face, we are victorious always! We are never defeated. We are beaten down ... we are taunted ... we are seemingly destroyed, but in the final chapter, we are winners if we are on His side.

Pray for me today, and I promise I am praying for you!

It is 9:39 a.m. on a Sunday morning, and I should be well on my way to church. I am all dressed and ready to go, but I am sitting here instead writing. It was not my intent.  I would rather be at church this morning than sitting here.  However, I refuse to just waste this time. I will not give it all over to the enemy. I will hear God’s Word this morning ... I will praise and worship Him ... I will overcome what the enemy is trying to use against me.  I will turn this fiasco into something good for His glory. I will take this test thrown at me this morning and turn it into my testimony to glorify His goodness and His continual grace which is new each morning.

I tried to sidestep what I knew ahead of time could occur this morning. I thought I had planned things in a way to where I would not be in this position for which I now find myself. But you know what they say about well laid plans ... LOL! Yep, nothing panned out as I thought it would and here I sit.

At first I was very angry. I cried tears of disappointment because I felt God had let me down. I was confused as to why He would allow this to happen. Why in the world would He not want me to attend church this morning? Why in the world would He not provide in the way I needed? Why would He keep me from praising His name this morning with other like-minded Christians? Does not the Bible say we should gather together with our brothers and sisters in Christ to worship and honor Him? Why would He put up road blocks to prevent me from doing so?

I was so heavy hearted and sad. I look forward to my Sunday mornings. I love hearing Pastor share what God has put on his heart. I love getting to know more and more the people in the church where I now attend. Why? Why would He not clear the way for me to be there?

Well, Folks, this has nothing to do with God and everything to do with me. Yes, I planned ahead so this situation could be avoided. Yes, I knew in advance what I could possibly be dealing with. I even got angry at people when this had nothing to do with them at all. You see, this morning was out of my control. There was nothing more I could have done to prevent this from happening. This realization is what saddened me. But, when I was talking to God this morning, He made me realize a few things. Just hearing Him share with me in my spirit brightened my countenance. It gave me SONshine again in my heart. It allowed me to pick myself up, wipe the dust off, and turn what was meant for my harm into something positive.

I will still hear His Word ... I will still be with like-minded Christians ... I will still praise His name. It will just be in a different way and in a different venue. It will be from the comfort of my home. It is not my first choice, but it is what it is. I can either work with it and overcome, or I can sulk and lose what God has shown me.

What prevented me from attending church this morning was unavoidable and, as I said, there was nothing I could have done about it. However, it was my fault just the same. You see ... it was my poor choices and decisions from the past that caused the events of this morning. It had nothing to do with God not hearing my cries or Him not being willing to work things out for me. He could have freed me from all of this and just made a way, but then (1) I would not have heard what He so needed me to hear as a result of this; and (2) I would not be able to share with you. I am convinced there is someone out there who needs this word. There is someone out there struggling this morning in the same way as I was ... maybe for different reasons ... who needs to know God can turn it around if we will just tilt our ears to hear Him in the midst of the storm. We need to quiet our spirit and soul so He can speak into us. While I was crying and angry, He could not do anything. I was preventing Him from pouring into me. But, oh my, once I gave it to Him, the peace flowed like still waters ... calm and serene!

My Bible verse for this morning is Deuteronomy 7:22, “And the Lord your God will clear out those nations before you, little by little; you may not consume them quickly, lest the beasts of the field increase among you.” Little by little God is helping me overcome the mistakes of my past. He is helping me in small increments correct my poor choices. If He just waved His magic wand and fixed everything instantaneously, then where would be the lessons learned? It would only enable me to continue making the same mistakes by more wrong choices. This morning was a prime example of this. I just need to rethink some things so this does not occur again.

Here are a few paragraphs from my devotional this morning. Tell me God was not speaking to me ... LOL!
”... As I look back, however, I realize that God held my hand and let me advance in small steps. I had times of great discouragement - as we all do. I remember times of bitter tears over my personal failures. But God kept nudging me forward ...” Wow, this is exactly what He is doing in me, one small nudge at a time.

Here is some more from the same devotional: ” ... That’s the secret of living the victorious Christian life - we move ahead little by little. It’s an inching forward over months and years. Most of us can understand that. ... We don’t roust Satan in one big blow and then live in victory forever after. We win one small battle, and then we’re ready to move on to the next one. We may have a few major victories that come suddenly, but not many of them. The fight to destroy Satan’s strongholds comes mostly by daily, doggedly, moving ahead.”

If all our victories came at once, pride would slip in! Then, as my devotional shared, “Our attitude then would be to look down on others who have not been as victorious as we have been. We may not express our condescension in words, but won’t those we disdain sense that we think we’re superior? And, truthfully, wouldn’t we feel superior. We’ve made it; those poor souls are still struggling.” I never want to become that person. I would rather be in the position I am in today then to ever forget whence I came.
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God bless and have a wonderful week!!!

Evening!  I hope everyone had as great a weekend as I did.  My travel buddy and I went to Fairfax this past weekend to see Joyce Meyer.  It was off the charts as always.  We stayed an extra night just to chill and enjoy some girlfriend time.  We never get to spent much time with one another, and I am very blessed to have her in my life.  We are planning our next trip to Kentucky!!!!

​What can I say about Joyce Meyer that you do not already know?  Her transparency and down to earth teaching is the best.  This past weekend she spoke about bitterness.  It was entitled "Burnt but not Bitter!"  I came away with a new perspective about a few things.  I truly felt in my heart that I harbored no bitterness towards anyone, but I now know this is not the case.  Right now ... as I type this ... I am not for sure where I go from here considering this new revelation, but I know God and I have some work ahead of us.  I am just so blessed I love the Lord so much that I am able to hear His Spirit speak to me about such things.  I do not want to live in denial.  I have spent so much of my time in denial.  Now I just want to be my best to glorify Him.  I will keep you posted on our progress.  It should be interesting.  Keep me in prayer.

​As I am sure this will come as no big surprise to you, I blew my get-healthy plan this weekend.  My friend and I had a 'junk food night', and believe me, I am paying for it.  I woke this morning feeling bloated, fingers so puffy I could not put my rings on, dragging as if I had not slept at all, and just miserable.  It was definitely not worth it.  Then, to pour salt into the wound, I brought some of the horrible stuff home so I used the excuse that I could not do any more harm than I had already done to eat more of it today.  YUK!!!  What in the world is wrong with me?  But ...

​I am back on track tomorrow.  I have been in the kitchen tonight preparing my meals for the week and disposing of the junk.  I feel simply terrible ... mentally, spiritually, physically!  Why do we do this to ourselves?  Do we really think something will be different?  The junk food does not change and neither does the effects it has on your body.  Lesson learned again!  Back on track tomorrow!  Praise God for His longsuffering.  He must get so tired of having to reach down and pick me back up, but I am so very thankful that He does.  

​I am calling it a night.  I hope you are geared up for the week ahead.  Keep me in prayer, and I am always keeping you in prayer!

Good night!
Love to you all!
Janet Molton Nicholson
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Morning!  I have been up since a little after 4:00 a.m.  I came into my office to do a few things, picked up my Bible to read a bit, and before I knew it ... 6:20 a.m.!!!!  I so love God's Word.  I open it up, start to read, and the clock speeds up.  Time flies when you are having fun!

​I am so excited for this coming weekend.  I am headed out on a road trip with my travel buddy.  We try to make a road trip once or twice a year.  We are long overdue!  We are going to catch Joyce Meyers while out and about.  I cannot wait!!!!  We are also working on our trip later this year to Kentucky to visit the Ark and the Creation Museum.  I am very excited about this.  We had planned on going last year, but it did not work out.  She makes all the travel arrangements.  I just show up and pay.  You cannot beat it!

​Update on my journey to better health:  If you remember correctly, I ashamedly shared with you the other day how I could only dance for 12.30 minutes.  I was so embarrassed to share this with you, but if I truly desire to be an encouragement to others, then I have to be transparent.  It is so hard to share our failures with others.  We always want the world to perceive us as strong and independent, but no one can always be those things.  Yes, I love being able to do for myself but I have come to realize I am only good and able when I rely on His strength and not my own.  My strength will carry me for awhile ... ​long enough to deceive me at times into thinking I can do this alone ... ​only to burn out and leave me high and dry.  When I focus on Him daily, I can endure though the journey is not always easy.

​So, with His strength, I came back on my second day to dance again.  I set a goal of doing what I had done the night before or to improve.  ​Get this!!!!  I improved!   YAY!  ​I actually went 14 minutes.  I was so happy.  I realize to some of you reading this it is probably so overrated on my end.  You must be saying to yourself, "Is this lady for real?"  My answer would be a simple, "Yes!"  It is taking everything in me to begin now ... at my age and with my disabilities ... to try to be healthy once again.  Fourteen minutes of continual dancing is a lot for me.  I have every reason to shout out with glee.  This is a big accomplishment for me right now.  I know to many it would be the same.  It is to them I am speaking, and it is for them I am sharing.  As for the rest of you, cherish your good health ... keep taking care of it as though it were a prized jewel, because, believe me, it is!!  I am very proud of you for being wise enough and smart enough to not allow yourself to be where I am.  Watch out though because I am coming for you ... LOL!!!!!  I may have to run twice as hard, cry many tears, push through many bouts of depression and discouragement, but I am coming!!!!

Last night I did not dance at all.  I went outside and cut grass with a push mower.  I thought that was exercise enough.  Believe me, I was sweating and I knew I had worked out when I was done.  

​Today I ask you to keep me in prayer as Thursday is my day of fasting.  I struggle with this also because going without food is not what I want to do.  Food is a big challenge for me.  Eating right and changing my eating habits is a daily battle.  I win on most days, but then I fall down.  When able, I simply wipe the dirt off and get back up.  I refocus and move ahead, bruised but not beaten.  Remember, and I have shared this many times, we are only failures when we stop trying.

​My son's dad lost his sister unexpectedly this past week.  I can remember her from the days when him and I were together.  I have many happy memories and some not so happy, but she was a very caring individual.  Her and my son's dad were not really close then, but over the last few years they had grown pretty close.  He has been there for her through health struggles.  I know he will feel the void of her absence.  Please keep this whole family in prayer.

​Ok, I have to sign off.  I do not want to be late for work.  I am so enjoying my new job.  The people are great.  The work is challenging, but this is good.  It keeps my mind young and active.  I enjoy the drive as it is very peaceful and scenic.  Quite the change from what I was accustomed to in past years.

Have a great day,
Blessings to you all!
Janet Molton Nicholson
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Morning!  I had no idea it had been so long since I had last posted.  I really need to get better disciplined at blogging.  I think about it every day but then the hours seem to slip away.  Last night when I went to bed, I again thought about it.  I determined I needed to get up early enough to do it first thing.  Here I am!

​I have a few different things I want to share but first off I want you to read what I came across last night during Bible reading.  As I was preparing for bed, I decided to end my day with His Word.  It allows me to sleep better.  As I was reading, I came across this.  ​We should never be pleased to dwell on a level of existence lower than that on which God has made it possible for us to dwell.  We should strive to be the best we can be and to reach the highest levels we can reach.  To do less is to be unfaithful stewards of the life entrusted to us.   What is your best?  ​What is my best?  I thought this was a pretty thought provoking statement.  We all have a certain level for which God has enabled us to live ... some higher than others ... some wealthier than others ... some more prestigious than others.  However, our level is exactly where God desires us to be.  If we are living less than His best for us, then we are not where He desires.   Personally, the level I am on is my best but is it His best?   Something to ponder!

​As I thought about what I read, I could not help but bring into focus the state of my own life.  I emphasize yet again that I am living my best, but is it His best for me?  I have been doing well with my sugar-free lifestyle and changing my eating habits in an effort to become healthier.  I have had slip ups periodically.  I could be doing much better.  I refuse to see the negative here, and I hold onto the fact that I am striving at all ... that I am pressing forward.   Last night I decided to spice things up a bit.  I wanted to begin putting some exercise in my plan.  

​Normally when I get home from work, I am tired.  By the time I fix dinner, eat, and relax a bit with my son, I am pretty much done for the day.  A nice shower and I am ready to call it a night.  I mixed things up a bit last night by exercising.  No, I did not lift weights ... ride the treadmill ... do pushups ... jog 20 miles ... or anything so drastic.  I decided to put on some music and just dance.  I knew it had been years since I made any effort to do any type of exercise so I wanted to start out slowly.  I wanted to begin but not to overdo.  I commenced to dancing.  Not long into the routine it became more than obvious I was seriously out of shape.  My goal was 30 minutes.  Are you sitting down?  I made it 12.30 minutes!!!!  ​That is correct and you are not reading a typo.  By the time I reached 12.30 minutes, I was gasping for breath.  I was blown away!  I could not believe what I was experiencing.

​I wanted to sit down and cry.  I could not phantom in this finite mind how this could be so.  Where was the girl that played softball right up  until only a few years ago?  Where was the girl that prided herself on her ability to do so many things at my age?  Where was the woman that could life many things heavier than most?  I soon realized my strength had nothing to do with my physical well being.  Lifting something did not mean I was in good physical health.  It only meant I was stronger than normal.  I had let myself down!!!  ​My life had become so sedate over the years due to a drastic change in lifestyle that I am where I am today.  A failing marriage ... a loss of job ... a complete upset in life had taken its toil.  Worse yet, I had allowed it.  Getting into this shape did not happen by chance.  I led myself here through overeating ... depression ... neglecting myself daily and ignoring it.  Taking the most desired route in life ... the easier road ... was not the best road.  Now I have two choices.  I can either continue on the same path and find myself in an early grave, or I can determine to change things one step at a time to better myself.  

​This is not easy.  This is not what I would choose to have to do.  I would much rather continue eating what I desire ... I would much rather not exercise at all.  I can do this!  I, however, do not desire to do this any longer.  No matter what life throws at me in the future, I want my body and mind to be at its best.  I am tired of being tired!  I am tired at failing Him.  It is another area of my life where I can glorify Him.  It is another lesson in relying on His strength to carry me through.  Without His strength ... without His encouragement ... without His enticement, I can only sit and do nothing but through His strength I can press on to be my best.  My best is where I desire to be.  As I stated earlier, to be anything less is to fail Him.  I need to be a better steward at dwelling on the level He has designed for me.  As long as we have breath, we have the ability to rise above and be better.  It can mean being better in thought or in deed.  Only you know your capabilities, but if we are unable to be better physically, then we can choose to be better mentally.  It is our choice!  Continue to pray for me through this journey as I strive to reach 65 years of age in the best health ever.  Please join me!!!!  Tonight I will do the same 12.30 seconds or I will improve it, but I will not do less.  One day at a time ... one step at a time ... one second at a time.  Pressing forward is not a race but a commitment to be better.  Should I fail completely and not do anything ... please, please pray this is not the case ... ​but should it be, then I will pick myself back up at some point and press on.  You only fail when you quit!  I refuse to quit!  I may pause but I will not quit!

On another note, remember the article I wrote the other day entitled "Are You THAT Buzzard?"  I received some comments from others, and thank you!  One person indicated to me that I should have also pointed out the reverse in this article.  I stated the road kill was the Word and the buzzard was me.  I shared how God showed me I needed to hold on to the Word, with my faith, more tightly when storms came.  As this particular person was reading the article, they pictured the road kill as things in life or people and the buzzard was again us.  They went on to say how I should have used the demonstration to show that at times we hold on too tightly to things or people when in fact God is asking us to let go.  This too was a great analogy.  What I need you and them to understand is that what I shared within the contents of the article was not an analogy, but it was what God personally and directly spoke into my life on that Sunday morning.  As many ways as I could have altered the meaning of the road kill and the buzzard, it would not have been what God spoke to me personally.  I only share when God's Spirit leads me to write an article.  I am not intelligent enough on my own to think of such analogies, much less write them.  It is only through His leading that I have a writing ability at all.  It is His Spirit working in and through me which blesses me at times, and I in turn use it as a testament to you.  Maybe ... just maybe ... ​God was ministering individually to this person through my article and that is why they could see things in the reverse!

Have a great day!
Love you all,
​Janet Molton Nicholson

What a beautiful morning!  I can hear the birds chirping outside my windows.  Nothing more beautiful!

​Today is a bittersweet day.   It is the anniversary of the passing of my dad eight years ago and the day my beautiful niece will start her new life as a bride.  I am so excited for her.  She is going to be a beautiful bride.  I cannot wait to see all my family and get some great pictures taken.  I love when we all come together in celebration of joyous times.

​I wish I could share with you that I have lost ten pounds and my sugar free existence is doing well.  Unfortunately, I have had a few bad days lately.  Between stress, adjustment to a new job, a bit of depression, and just life in general, I caved in to temptation on more than one occasion.  I feel horribly about it, but it is what it is.  I will pick myself back up and press on.  It is all I have left to do unless I want to cave in permanently and accept my bad health indefinitely.  NO!!!!  I will not allow my lapse in my regiment rule my entire future.  I will brush myself off, pick myself back up, and march ahead with victory in sight.  

​This is hard!!!  I keep trying to encourage myself.  I keep praying ... well not as much as I should be.  ​If I am going to rely on His strength to carry me through, then I need more of Him!!  Why is this so hard for us to comprehend?  If you were trying to paint a room, would you try to do it with only a  partial amount of the paint you needed?  Would you try to take that partial amount of paint and stretch it across the entire room?  No!  You would make sure you kept the right amount of paint supply available so you would not run out.  It is the same with me now.  I need MORE of His strength for this journey but I am only seeking a partial amount.  I need MORE!!  ​I need to be stocked with extra because, as we all know, we will come across those difficult spots which require an added coat of paint.  It is life, People.  Either be prepared or fall short.  My bad!  I know this.  I have made many a journey relying on His strength over the years.  I know I need to be walking with His full armor on in order to succeed.  But, I still think I can do it my way.  Why in the world are we like that?  I know it is not just me.  I see it all around me every day.

​I am going to close for now and wish you all a very wonderful last day of March.  I hope you are looking forward to Easter tomorrow ... ​that you will be in church honoring the joyous gift given us by our Heavenly Father ... that you are planning on a nice dinner with family ... that you will take a moment to seek His face if you do not know Him.  Most importantly, be a blessing to someone in need.  It is the best way to show Him in you.  To me, this is the 2nd most important day of the year with the first being Good Friday.  Happy Easter.

God Bless you all!
​Janet Molton Nicholson

Morning!  I do not have a lot of time but I have quite a bit to share so let me get started.

​First off, I had a wonderful last day at my job on Monday.  I felt as if I did not get enough done for them, but they treated me with a beautiful cake which was delicious.  Hold on ... I know some of you are saying "but what about the sugar fast".  I ate a piece.  How rude would it have been for me not to?  A piece, I say ... no I had to be a hog and eat 2 pieces.  ​I can tell you this ... I paid for those 2 pieces and I have not gotten right since.  Shortly after I ate the cake, I got very sick to my stomach.  What should have been my 8th day without sugar turned into my first day of failing.  As the day worn on, my energy levels shot down and I was not feeling good at all.

​You would think considering the above, I would have come home determined to get back on course and resume my sugar-free existence.  Not hardly!  I took on the wrong mindset (as we so often do) that since I failed earlier in the day, I might as well take advantage of it and eat what I wanted for dinner.  I could not feel any worse so why not?  I did exactly that and I only felt worse.

​Then, to make matters even more dire, the 27th was my first day at my new job.  I had no idea what facilities they had as far as a kitchen went, so I had to go unprepared  yet again.  I started out with fruit for breakfast which was good, but then I had a BLT and fries for lunch at a local café.  Wrong mindset yet again for dinner, so here I am on the 28th determined to get back on course.  I feel horrible I have lost two days, but I also learned a great deal during this time.

​Considering how fast I got ill after ingesting sugar on my first day of failure, it told me just how dire the effects of sugar has on our body.  Then to make matters worse, how quickly my energy shot down was a horrible feeling.  Sugar is not good for us, Folks!  This is a wake up call, at least for me.  Today I go back to fighting the sugar battle until it becomes a way of life for me.

​This week I also added a new challenge to go hand-in-hand with the sugar free challenge.  I am beginning to keep an eye on my sodium levels.  I cannot believe that everything ... I mean everything ... ​has sodium in it.  I was so unaware of this.  The only thing I touched yesterday that did not have sodium was a strawberry.  This challenge will take more preparation than the sugar free challenge but I am up for it.  My goal is to maintain 1800 mg of sodium a day, if possible.  From what I have read, the average American consumes about 3800 mg of sodium a day, if not more.  WOW!!!!  Then we wonder why we are feeling sluggish ... why we are having health issues ... why we are overweight ... why we are always bloated.  It does not take much to figure this out once you start trying to turn your eating habits around.  It is a process.

​My first day at my new job was good.  I think I am going to really enjoy it.  The lady in the office with me seems really nice and we have a lot in common.  The attorney I work for is out right now, but he will be in on Thursday.  We have just moved to a new location, and it is beautiful.  The windows are large and there is so much light.  I am taking some plants in today.  We have lots of space for them.  I am feeling good about it all, the same as I did during my initial interview.  I do, however, miss the job I left ... especially the people.  I had gotten pretty comfortable there, but I had to return to full time employment.  I have more responsibilities now so part-time employment was not cutting it.

Great news!  Another one of my niece's got engaged over the weekend.  I was not present, but by the video and pictures I have seen, she was overjoyed.  This will be such an exciting time for her.  I have another niece who gets married this weekend.  It is going to be a beautiful wedding.  I am so happy for both of them.

​My husband and I went out of town on Sunday to visit a family member.  They were unaware of our coming, so it was quite the surprise.  It brought us joy to put a smile on his face.  We had a pleasant visit.  The drive home I slept.  Yep, we stopped and had dinner, then I was out for most of the trip home.  I did not sleep well the night before so I was whooped.

​Have to run.  Trying to allow enough time for me to get some things together to take into work this morning and jazz up my work area.  You know how you like to personalize your space.  I am having fun!!!

​See you later.  Pray for me and, as always, I am praying for you.
Love,
​Janet Molton Nicholson