Are You A Peacemaker?

Matt. 5:9

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

So this coming year I have decided that each month I would give my family a challenge to grow a little closer to the Lord. This month is going to be becoming a peacemaker.

I have struggled this last year on how to get everyone to control their tone of voices and yelling. It has become habit to slip into - even when we do not mean to. We love each other - we have fun together - and no one ever acts like that outside the home EVER! SO why do we do it? There is no need. So I gave them the challenge on Sunday. Monday afternoon it was a little rough for a bit - but since then it has been great! I put signs up around the house - big one in the kitchen - small one in the corner of the TV - front door - back door - mirrors in bathrooms. All say either - I am a peacemaker, or Am I being a peacemaker? I realize it is only been a few days - but all I have to say now when someone is about to have a meltdown is "Are you being a peacemaker?" or "Who is being a peacemaker, you?"

I will update once in awhile how this is still going. But for now it is great! I cannot express my excitement I feel so far in words here on this blog.

I have to figure out what each month is going to be here on out. But peacemaker is not going away - just added to each month. It will fun and interesting to see what we have done over the year and how our family is then.

Christmas was lovely! Each child received one thing they wanted and then we had family gifts - board games - matching hats for all the guys and matching bracelets for us girls. The best gift we received outside of our family - was from my sister and brother-in-law. They gave us a Wii Fit. I LOVE IT! I am obsessed with the boxing. I love to box. I know some would be shocked by this - but I do! My arms are killing me - but that is good.

My favorite thing about Christmas is Christmas Eve. We always have stories, and lots of lots of music. Children and adults participate. This year we had saxophone, piano, and cello along with a lot of singing. i hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas too.