Life as a CrazyMimi

I am about to do something I have never thought about doing before..... I'm taking a break from Facebook.  Here's what prompted this: Starting tomorrow, I will be participating in 21 days of Prayer and Fasting. As for the Prayer, I won't have a problem with that.  I have a plan, and I will take the time to do this!  I want to be closer to God, and I want to be stronger in my faith, so this is the perfect opportunity to start on that journey. As for the Fasting...I had a hard time deciding what to do with this!  But I love the one statement that jumped out at me.  "Fasting disconnects us from the world".  What???  I like this!  I feel the need to disconnect sometimes.  But for 21 days?  I contemplated this for quite a while. When I read my options, there were several different kinds of fasting that I could participate in.  One is Complete Fasting.  Only liquids.  Not for me.  With my workout schedule, I need to eat, and I need to eat food.  Then there's

If your social media feeds are like mine, the trend this year is to have a word for yourself for 2019.  Usually when new trends like this start, I roll my eyes, but not this year!  I LOVE this trend!  I love the thought that goes into picking out one word that you will take into the new year for yourself.  What ONE word defines what you want for yourself, what you will strive for, what you identify with most?  I had a great conversation with my oldest Granddaughter Emily on New Year's Eve.  I was explaining my word for 2019 to her, and why I picked that word.  I honestly never wavered on picking this word.  It was MY word from the time I first saw the trend start.  I just knew.  If you read my blog post about my New Year's Resolution titled "2019 I See You...", you will understand why I picked this word. So, without further ado, my word for 2019 is STRONG. I want to be STRONG in mind. I want to be STRONG in body. I want to be STRONG in my faith. I want to be STR