Celebration is a big thing with God and we like to celebrate at New Horizon as well.  As part of our "In Tune" series, we asked people to share moments or things in their life that they can celebrate.  Here is what you shared.

Current Moments I Can Celebrate:

  • Children’s health
  • God’s love
  • Ability to share joy with other people
  • This day
  • The boys going back home to their mom
  • My health and my family
  • Gift of knowing that God is always with me no matter what
  • My children’s imagination/enthusiasm
  • My husband playing with my children
  • Sitting around the dinner table together
  • Having a neighbor over for dinner for the first time
  • The love I have in my life through my family, nuclear and extended
  • My children being loving
  • My family’s health and faith in Jesus
  • My husband turning 59 ½
  • My family’s good health
  • Grandpa from out-of-state coming to visit our home for the first time
  • We have a job, a car, a house
  • Our son said “Thank you for …” instead of “I want more!”
  • Being alive and healthy
  • Having a job I enjoy
  • Having my cousin from CT here this weekend
  • That my husband and I still love each other after 41 years of marriage
  • My husband and I are still best friends
  • Family reunion today
  • Game night
  • Extra day off from work
  • Family’s love
  • God’s gift of Jesus
  • Aunt in heaven has no more suffering
  • New hire starts next week
  • My children being loving
  • Being with my long distance family
  • To be able to spend time with my children and still juggle my life with work, etc.
  • Health, education, job, wife, home, food, bike, dogs, horses, life, Jesus
  • That I survived the last year of my life (divorce, financial difficulties, health issues)
  • Life, church, friends, family, forgiveness of sins, brothers and sisters in Christ
  • Lower blood pressure!
  • Being together with family
  • Kids are home for the weekend
  • Healthy children
  • The opportunity to show someone Jesus
  • Positive test results, God reigns!
  • My life in Jesus Christ
  • God’s abundant blessings
  • My daughter went to church today
  • My cousin’s test results
  • My friend’s good news
  • New Horizon
  • My husband
  • Sobriety for 5 years
  • My entire family
  • One year birthday of child
  • Jesus
  • I can celebrate the life of myself and my kids and the ways God has blessed us
  • Sharing happy moments with my family and my sweet grandson
  • The infection in my son’s eyebrow area is getting better
  • This place, these people, the opportunity to know that God (and God’s people) care
  • Every moment, even the tedious ones
  • Family, all of it, health and wealth
  • I have a healthy family and my second child is due in December
  • Family, grandkids and friends
  • Seeing the evidence of God’s hands working in my life and the lives of those I love
  • Finished cutting silage
  • Healthy children
  • My family
  • Christian education
  • God sending Jesus to save us
  • God’s grace
  • Family, friends and small group
  • Being here
  • Happy, healthy children
  • Last semester of college
  • Being loved
  • My kids all reaching schoolage
  • Surviving the early years as a stay-at-home mom
  • My wonderful family and friends who keep my life centered and focused on rejoicing life
  • Health of family
  • My children, adoption of new baby and our friends
  • Our friend’s adoption
  • The joy my family brings to me, through difficult times and happy times
  • The gift God gave me in my life
  • The love and forgiveness in my life
  • Reaching out to others in our community
  • Driving through the park with my wife, and often seeing deer
  • My grandson, who is cute, healthy and makes everyone smile
  • My kids, my husband, my family
  • Being employed
  • Our God is the God that loves a celebration
  • Our son is doing well in college; he’s happy and well-adjusted
  • Getting together with good friends
  • My children
  • Children are healthy and awesome
  • Home, food, clothing
  • Kids’ grandparents are alive, healthy and close
  • Still married
  • Meaningful work
  • We can help others
  • Life, health, faithfulness of the Lord, family, true friends, great grandchildren
  • Enough of all needs supplied
  • A good start to the school year
  • Our special little Emma’s 1st birthday
  • The healing power of Jesus Christ and His love for me
  • All the blessings I enjoy
  • New starts in life with kids and work
  • 70 days of sobriety
  • Family, community and health
  • A loving husband and healthy children
  • God’s provision
  • Friends who care
  • God loves me more than I can imagine
  • Being alive
  • My granddaughter
  • God loves me
  • Meeting new friends at New Horizon
  • My family joined me at church today
  • Quality time
  • A strong start to the school year
  • Improved health
  • Being a part of the New Horizon family
  • A baby girl coming in the next few weeks to join 3 brothers
  • Good music, good food, good family, good health and good times
  • Aunt and Uncle visiting
  • Kids and grandkids living with me
  • Husband going shopping with me
  • Health, weekends, travel, laughter
  • Two boys in college
  • Wonderful Christian wife
  • Good job that helps support us
  • That I have 3 healthy, joyful children to keep me alive
  • Health of baby
  • Home for our family
  • Love and support of parents and in-laws
  • My children, my grandchildren and the good life I have been given
  • Renewed relationship with my family
  • Friends and family
  • New Horizon
  • Each and every day
  • I can still be here to spread the words of Jesus Christ
  • I am blessed with a wonderful wife and family
  • I was saved 7 years ago and that I’ve truly been forgiven
  • Jesus Christ died for our sins
  • Off work tomorrow
  • Health and family
  • Jesus saved me
  • I love my Astronomy class
  • I will pass my Math exam
  • I am here today
  • The loving, forgiving and patient God
  • Visiting with my niece from CT
  • Family cookout on Labor Day
  • Son’s new home
  • The fact that I can celebrate life and be with good Christian friends
  • New friends, time with family
  • Continued employment
  • I can visit my mother, who is 95 years young
  • Health, family, parents are close, good husband
  • Warm home, enough to eat and enough to share
  • Son turns 12
  • Friends
  • The very breath I breathe
  • Many blessings God has given me
  • My friends at New Horizon
  • Jesus saved me
  • New roof is not leaking inside the house when it rains
  • Kids allergies responding to medicine
  • Keeping up with swimming
  • Relationships- Family- significant other
  • Successes with my son and school
  • Happy to be employed in these troubled times
  • Friend turning to work
  • Friday/Monday work
  • God’s Love
  • Forgiveness
  • Grandchildren’s Laughter
  • My wonderful wife – her support and love for me
  • The healing power of God and the medical profession
  • I do not have cancer
  • Our marriage
  • Our son
  • Our baby on the way
  • My children growing in all areas of life and using things taught to them to make the right choices
  • My daughter’s new job
  • My marriage next week
  • We attended our first Grandparent’s Day at our granddaughter’s preschool
  • Another granddaughter arriving in mid-October
  • Dry basement
  • New diagnosis for my sons
  • Great start of school for our boys
  • My family
  • My deliverance and Deliverer
  • My son leaning on my shoulder
  • I have at least one more day with the people I love
  • New home purchase
  • Kids’ dancing, laughing and playing ball
  • Made it to church
  • A paycheck- I have a job
  • Made it through quals
  • My family, Jesus
  • Our daughter-in-law’s decision to go back to school
  • When my brother was born
  • God loves me beyond my imagination
  • My marriage
  • My mom
  • New Horizon
  • My children and their living faith
  • Healthy, happy family
  • Life in Jesus through withdrawal
  • My family and friends
  • 4 years cancer free
  • No school on Monday
  • The decision to stop smoking
  • Dinner with family today
  • Lunch with friends today
  • Bible Study is starting- getting closer to God
  • Family
  • My son accepting Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior
  • The staff at New Horizon
  • My church home
  • Family and friends I love and who love me
  • My family, my job, breast cancer was caught early, and my friends
  • An extra day off this week
  • My husband
  • My two girls
  • My God
  • My parents
  • Good health
  • Family, friends and having a job
  • Recovery
  • The beauty of nature (Grand Canyon rafting)
  • The gifts of each person (Kids with autism)
  • A job that I enjoy
  • A spouse who loves me when I am not lovable
  • My family, my small group, our church, our God
  • My family
  • Our good health
  • Ability to communicate with our teenagers
  • God’s goodness in my life
  • Life with Jesus Christ
  • Church, family, friends and good health
  • The many, many blessing and friends that we have in IL
  • The cricket chirps all through service
  • Hot coffee and seeing friends in the café
  • All my kids are home today
  • We are cooking today
  • Labor Day – parade, bbq
  • I have a job I love
  • My mother was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer following emergency surgery.  She had no symptoms and had excellent surgeons and care. It could have continued to be undetected until too late
  • Starting cosmetology school and having good grades and attendance
  • Going to church
  • Good health, great family
  • Girls are in a small group
  • A job
  • The many blessings God gives us daily
  • Mike’s message
  • My children being loving
  • Josh and Janelle’s wedding
  • Worship time with Dave and Jackson
  • Emma’s first birthday
  • Reaching out to others in our community
  • Marriage of Kale and Chrissy
  • This day with Carol
  • Tomorrow with CJ, EN, and LC
  • Connecting and building a new relationship with my husband
  • God loves me
  • Pat’s health
  • My family
  • Scott’s job
  • My marriage
  • My mom
  • New Horizon
  • My family, my job, my friends
  • Breast cancer was caught early
  • Ben’s opportunity to travel to Germany
  • Love of my wife and children
  • Many blessings God gives us daily
  • The love Katelyn’s foster parents have for her
  • The many, many blessings and friends we have in Illinois
  • Going to church
  • Marlo’s wedding
  • Good health
  • Great family
  • Girls in small group
  • A job