Our Guest Tree

Happy 2012!

I pray your Christmas season was blessed! We are still on 'vacation,' but I wanted to write this quick post. This blog has become a way for me to record my family's journey and I wanted to include this post.

I don't 'do' resolutions, but for the last few years I have prayed and chosen a word that is to be my theme of the year. This year my word seems to be also the direction my whole family is leaning toward. I love how God is revealing Himself to each of us. I plan to share my word later this week.

Meanwhile, one of the things I hope to work on this year that correlates to my word is 'hospitality.' I feel that God has blessed us with this new house so that we can open our doors and bless others.

So, to keep me accountable I asked my brother to paint this canvas for me. The goal is to have guests leave their thumbprints as 'leaves' on the tree. I hope to have this tree all filled up by the end of the year!

 
  I love how my brother incorporated the 'carved heart' with Dale and my initials and all the initials of my children, including Rebekah!

So, do you do resolutions?
Or do you choose a word for the year?

" We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth."

3 John 1:8 (NIV)

Blessings,