Hi friends!
Welcome to cherivarner.com! I hope you find some interesting information and tips about the things I’m passionate about. Each week, I will be posting a blog under one of the categories that I’m passionate about in my life. Fashion, Faith, Fun and Food. These four categories aren’t listed in order of importance, and they certainly don’t exclude everything else. I have just found that most of what I love fits into one or two (maybe all) of these boxes! It’s an easy way to introduce myself and to give people a glimpse into my life and work. So here goes…
I’m going to be 70 years old in just a few weeks! I have been challenged to develop a “Gratitude List” which includes one item for every year of my life. I’m planning to share a few of these with you in these blog posts each week. Watch for them on Tuesdays every week. The first week of the month will be “Fashion” with tips for embracing your unique beauty every day. The 2nd week is for “Faith” knowing God and who you are with Him. The 3rd week will be “Fun” challenges to embrace the abundant life God wants for us! Creative ideas finding joy in every day. Then week four is “Food”. I’ll share recipes and hospitality tricks I have learned over the years. Easy ways to welcome family and friends into your life! Bonus Blogs on the months that have five Tuesdays will be included with some of my other favorite words that begin with the letter “F”!
The first thing I’m grateful for is always going to be Jesus. God’s love for me covers every aspect of my life. Without Him, I’m nothing but a blip on the radar of the world. But with Him, I am a precious, incomparable and uniquely worthy daughter of God. (Pause for blatant promo of my book found under the “Faith” tab on the website.) I am a disciple of Jesus. My hope and driving force is to become more like Him every day. Here is the formula I am using to get there with the help of the Holy Spirit.
Know God – He is the Creator, and King! This is the easiest and most challenging thing to do at the same time. Easy, because we are each individually created by Him and He wants us to know Him! Most of us have access to the Bible, where we can learn about Him and His love for us. Get into the habit of spending time with God. We will never fully know Him here on Earth, but He is always pursuing you. He loves you individually and knows you better than you know yourself! This is the challenge of a lifetime!
Know yourself – knowing who you are, where you come from and what you are passionate about opens up opportunities for growth. There is no time limit on figuring this out. If you have breath and a heartbeat, you are still in the battle! Knowing your strengths, weaknesses and challenges is valuable information in life. Balancing your basic nature with your knowledge of God is a lifetime pursuit. Don’t be afraid or ashamed of where you come from or what you’ve done. In and of ourselves, we are all sinners and can’t achieve anything of eternal importance. The only decision you need to make is whether you believe that Jesus died and rose again to be the sacrifice for sin. When Jesus is your Lord and Savior, you have everything you need. Everyone is a sinner. Even St. Theresa needed Jesus! God created you and sees you as His child. You are a Daughter of the King! Be that Princess! Strong, Wise and all the other attributes of God. He wants that. No matter where you start today, begin by trusting the God who made you to finish His work!
Do the work! Some days it will be easy and exciting. Some days you will not want to look at it. Just keep at it. Over time, with experience and plain old grit, you will see change in the way you think and act. You will be more like Jesus. One of the best things about being 70 is that I can look back and see God’s faithfulness and the changes He has made in my thinking. I’m not the same person I was in my middle years. Thank you Jesus!!! I am free and with His help, living my best, most abundant life. You can too!
This is my formula,
Know God, know yourself, do the work!
Thank you for joining me on the journey!
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