Remember Michael Finnegan? {Begin Again}

You know him, poor old Michael Finnegan. How many times did he have to grow that wretched beard, all straggly and so sparse that the wind could just come blow it away? He was a persistant old guy.

And now we need perstistance. We will begin again tomorrow with a new year and fresh calendar and grace that is the same yesterday, today and forever. We need persistance to be the new man, to walk in daily grace with our daily selves and our daily struggles. Persistance to begin again and again, and thank God for that.

This ends my first year of blogging. Rich and rewarding, a little painful, and so much growing. I appreciate each and every one of you, my gracious friends. Your comments and commraderie and encouragement have carried my thoughts.

And now, in true blogger style, I bring you a re-cap of the year's most loved posts. These aren't necessarily the most viewed or commented posts, but I loved these and the struggle they represent.

Thank you, friends. By His grace, we'll all begin again and again.

Elbow Room - “When God brings the blank space, see that you do not fill it in, but wait.” ~ Oswald Chambers

Fourteen Years - For Bailey.

What I Want to Preach - On grace words and finding wonder with my kids.

Ten and One - For Shelby.

When Prayer is a Struggle - On praying and working.

Family Dinner - On working through struggles and loving each other anyway.

For the Ones Who Can't Hear Beautiful - For all of us.

Join - Because everyone, everywhere, at every time and point in history, has had to make their home with people.

When People are Big - Flowered-shorts and wild hair and one huge pimple, all these giants we have to slay just to get out the door.

But God - My favorite words, and oh how He intervenes!

How to Shock Your Kids Today - The one I need to read again and again.