Can you believe we are already almost through the first month of 2016?! As we round the corner into the final week of January, I am only just now sitting down to write my first blog post of the year. Did you make a New Year's resolution? Are you still going strong, or have you already slipped once or twice? Either way, there's no judgement here...I didn't even make one! Sure, I have many specific goals for 2016 - physically, to get back into half-marathon shape; financially, to finally achieve our several years-long savings goal that will enable us to pay cash for a new vehicle we've been dreaming about; relationally, to celebrate others in a way that is meaningful and personal; and spiritually, to spend daily time in the Word and work on memorizing scripture regularly. We have several fun trips already on the books for 2016 (including a tropical getaway with my Love next month...more on that later!) and a bitter-sweet sendoff for one of my own family members wh