A NEW IDEA!

Good evening everyone!  I just got back from a Girls' Retreat Weekend with my church, and the idea sparked that maybe I could start doing an encouraging word of the week on my blog.  I would do one word a week and it would challenge you to work on or do something throughout that week.  So without a whole of thought or planning, I'm just going to start.
 
This week's word of the week is GRACE.  The word grace was one of the many words I constantly kept hearing this weekend at Girls' Retreat.  It inspired me so much, and it just felt right to do this word as my first.  The literal definition of grace is receiving something you do NOT deserve.  So, when I hear that, the first thing that I think of is the money, food, clothing, gifts of any type, cell phone and even the home that I enjoy daily from my parents.  These are all literal examples of grace... receiving things we don't deserve but just get for being who we are... who we were born to be.  But sometimes the things we receive that we don't deserve can be negative things like: cancer, bullying, or even the difficulties you struggle with at your home.  But the most important thing that we MUST remember is that grace can help us get though all of our difficulties. 
So, this week I really encourage you to be thankful for whatever type of grace you may be receiving this week.  And try not to hope for more OR less. 

I really appreciate all that you guys help us do with this charity.  And I hope you like my words of the week.  Thank you so much once again!!
Love,
-&-HannaH-&-