A New Year at Desiring Virtue

Jan 1, 2012 by desiringvirtue

As a new year begins at Desiring Virtue, I would like to thank each of you for spending time in this little corner of the internet. The Lord blessed me through your fellowship as we walked through the Scriptures, searched out the yummiest of recipes, talked about organization and household management, and even as I let you peek into my own heart. This year I shared with you my highest moment as well as my lowest. You have both encouraged me to pursue the Lord harder during the beautiful, lovely days and offered your words of wisdom during my darkest of hours. Thank you. Your fellowship is a gift from God.

Desiring Virtue has seen tremendous growth over the past year and I rejoice in the knowledge that there are so many women out there who are passionate about the Word of God, and who desire to apply it in their role as homemaker. My prayer is that this place will continue to be an encouragement to your soul to seek the Lord’s grace in all that you do and that it will continue to reveal the often overlooked connection between theology and homemaking. It is only because of the God we serve and the powerful, life-altering gospel of Jesus Christ that we are able to lay our lives down for our families, serving them day in and day out. As I have said before, “This is what Desiring Virtue is about. It seeks to mix the “holy” with the “secular” and encourage women to see their callings as wife, mother, homemaker, neighbor, friend, and church member all as avanues of enjoying the grace of God and bringing glory to the grace of God.”

This year, Lord willing, Desiring Virtue will take you deeper into the Word of God while encouraging you to make the connection between the grace of our Lord and the mundane, everyday tasks of homemaking. We will find encouragement from women who have gone before us and women who are walking the path of grace today. We will look at practical ways to serve our families, our church, our communities for the glory of God. If you are connected through Facebook, you will be kept up to date on all of DV’s latest posts as well as inspirational reads from all over the internet that will challenge you in your walk with the Lord as well as encourage you in your calling as homemaker. Desiring Virtue’s Facebook page is also a great place to fellowship with other women who desire to grow just as much as you do. Make sure that you connect to DV in this simple and beneficial way.

If you are new here at Desiring Virtue I would like to say “Welcome.” I am so glad the Lord has led you here and I pray that you will be blessed by this website. You may be wondering where to begin or what you have missed. Here is a list of 2011′s most popular posts as well as some of my favorites:

Are You Desiring Virtue?
When God Asks You For Your Isaac
Death and God
Gospel Parenting, Old but New
Common Temptations and Christ’s Uncommon Grace
The Deception of Gender Equality
Grace: The Great Equalizer
When Holiness Seems Too Far Away

Of course the top visited content at Desiring Virtue has been the Homemaking Printables. I am so happy that literally thousands of people have been able to benefit from the these simple tools to help manage the home. Here is a quick run down of printables that may help you get organized in your homemaking this year:

Plan of Attack (Daily Planners)
Today’s Plan of Attack (Daily Planner featuring full page views and completely blank)
This Weeks Menu Plan
Websites and Passwords
Running To-do List
Weekly Reflections
Large Family Logistics Inspired Daily Planner (New, blank version to come)

Make sure to connect with Desiring Virtue either through Facebook or Twitter to stay up to date on the latest printables!

Here is to a new year of honoring the Lord through serving our families, friends, churches, and neighbors for the glory of God!