Happy New Year!

On my inspiration board I have a note from a friend that says:

"Life According to Elvis: The three things you need in life:
1. Something to Do
2. Someone to Love
3. Something to look forward to"

I've been looking forward to 2007 for a long time. This is the year that Punky graduates from college and we get to act like a normal married couple (or at least pretend to be normal like everyone else).

I was not a fan of 2006 either. Yesterday at church, we were invited to write down bits of emotional baggage from 2006 and put it in a fire, which was lovely. (I would tell you what they were but they are no longer mine to tell- I let them go. Just picture me center-stage running the media system writing down my painful/sad/angry bits and working on my poker face.) The theme of the sermon was relying on grace.

I all too often forget about grace. Here's a good example: I have recently had blog constipation. I can't seem to write something I deem meaningful or worth your time. I start writing about how my wardrobe is now shifting from pink to green and how I feel like it's a sign of a shift in my mood/focus. But then I think someone random from reality will comment on my wearing green and I will feel exposed. Or I'll write something that offends someone. It is near impossible to speak from your mind and heart without offending anyone.

So I will rely on grace. And you can comment on one of the three new green scarves I got for Christmas and I'll be fine. I'll probably even laugh....

By the way, we took Nusch on a LONG walk today with another puppy and then bathed him, making him the cutest ball of tired fluff I have ever seen. Smells good too!