Wow! I can't believe it is already nearing the end of September! I'm sorry I haven't posted anything to my blog in a few months. The summer months just seemed to get away from me. Well, school has started...and as with most families of school-age children, this marks rather a beginning. I like new beginnings...it gives us a chance to start over fresh, to begin again! That's refreshing and exciting! God likes new beginnings, as well! I John 1:9 says, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." God is a God that delights in new beginnings! He is not only ready but willing that we come to Him, confess our sins, and He will faithfully and justly forgive us and cleanse us of all our sin. That is a new beginning, my friend...and how refreshing is that?! It is as if God wipes our slate clean, gives us a fresh white page and says, "Ok, let's start again!" ...