Praise God for a new year! As a Christian I have to say 2011 was the most trying year of my Christianity.  I faced the most difficult challenges and the very people I was the closest too this year I lost.  Some of the very important relationships that were changed this year were my parents and my twin sister because of our faith. Much more has happened this year, and as I came across this saying today I thanked God for his deep love for me. I think had it all happened as a new Christian I could not have handled it and I would have sadly walked away. Oddly, during a time that was the most challenging the Lord answered the biggest prayer request on my heart,.... all at the same time! Almost to say keep going Jan, I am here and I love you! We have wanted another baby for over six years! We were not only blessed with a baby in our womb, but we were blessed with Emma, the little baby that will be adopted by our family, God willing, very soon.  As Christians the battles we face our real, but so was the trail that Christ went through when he gave so much more on the cross.  We can never give up Christ for our parents, family, friend, etc.  Those things no matter how painful it is are only temporal.  Christ is eternal.  I am excited for a new year!   My New Year's resoultion this year is to have a deep love for Christ and not falter despite outside circumstances.  As Christians we understand the battles we face are real....but lets keep on for Christ and no matter what not falter! Praise God, Christ kept on for us! At any point he could have stoped the brutal death that he suffered and he endured it because of his deep love for us. I pray that everyone has a blessed 2012~with a steadfast deep love for Christ.