January 2012 - Page 3 of 3

January 3, 2012 by Sharita

I saw him from a distance. My heart started to pound. I smoothed my hair and gave myself a mental brownie point for wearing my favorite shirt. I considered moving closer to him… but he turned and started walking toward me. My breathing sped up. He was coming. He was beautiful. And I knew I belonged to him.

Pretty romantic huh? Probably sounds like every chick flick ever produced. But I am not talking about anyone tall, dark and handsome (or blonde with blue eyes in my case.) I am talking about God. Our Father. Our One. [Read more…]

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Getting SMART with 2012

January 2, 2012 by Sharita

Welp. It’s a New Year, America.

Sorry. That was kind of an obvious statement. But obvious or not, Happy 2012. I hope you are excited… because I am!! (After sitting in church yesterday morning, I have a feeling God has some BIG plans for us this year.)

I used to be a person of big “resolutions.” I would have all these grand plans of losing a bajillion pounds in a week and reading one letter of the encyclopedia per week. (Only a slight exaggeration.) Then of course, in about 3-5 wks (if it lasted that long) I would lose steam and be back where I started… If not further off course.

So. What’s the key to setting successful goals? They have to be SMART: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time Bound. [Read more…]

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