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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 1
st
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