2008 Book List

Amber Morn - Brandilyn Collins
Finding Home - Jim Daly
Crimson Eve - Brandilyn Collins
Quiet Strength - Tony Dungy
Coral Moon - Brandilyn Collins
Let Them Eat Cake - Sandra Byrd
Violet Dawn - Brandilyn Collins
Colorado's Hot Springs - Debra Frazier George
The Measure of A Lady - Deanne Gist
A Bride Most Begrudging - Deanne Gist
Gadzooks! - Paul J. Batura
In and Around Old Colorado City - Cathleen Norman
Colorado Springs - Elizabeth Wallace
The Antlers Hotel
Deep in the Heart of Trouble - Deanne Gist
Though None Go With Me - Jerry Jenkins
Wellsprings - A History of the Pikes Peak Region - Jeanne Davant
The Great Pikes Peak Gold Rush - Robert L. Brown
Colorado Homes - Sandra Dallas
Pikes Peak Pioneers - Ivan W. Brunk
Mistaken Identity - The Cerak & Van Ryn families w/Mark Tabb
Ghost Towns of Northern Colorado - John Aldrich
From A Distance - Tamera Alexander
Here Lies Colorado Springs - Denise Oldach
Abomination - Colleen Coble
History of Northern Colorado Springs
History of Southern Colorado Springs
It's All About Him - Denise Jackson
Monday Night Jihad - Jason Elam
Lonestar Sanctuary - Colleen Coble
On Colfax Avenue - Elizabeth Young
Mansions of Denver - James Bretz
Deliver Us From Evil - Don Basham
Blessed Be Your Name - Matt & Beth Redman
Butterscotch Sundaes - Virginia Smith
Courting Trouble - Deanne Gist
Presumed Guilty - James Scott Bell
Writing for the Soul - Jerry Jenkins

2009 Goals

I've never been one to make New Year's resolutions. I just don't ever keep them!

Instead I like to make New Year's goals and have a theme for the new year.

My theme this year is CONSISTENCY. I need it in so many areas...

My Goals for 2009:
1. Spend time with God each morning and start the day right!
2. Love my husband with all my heart
3. Let go of the past - failures and disappointments
4. Exercise, drink water and make good food choices
5. Just do it! (don't procrastinate)
6. Finish my book, submit and get published
7. Bless others - be intentional
8. Be more involved at my church
9. Listen more attentively/better communication
10. Blog and journal on a consistent basis

Christmas Blessings

Christmas this year was all about family. We didn't put up a Christmas tree or exchange presents. I didn't even bake a single goodie.

Instead we focused on family time, giving to others and the real reason for the season....Jesus' birth.

Gifts are nice but time with my family is priceless.