{"id":2988,"date":"2022-01-02T09:20:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T15:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/?post_type=blog_post&#038;p=2988"},"modified":"2022-01-02T09:21:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T15:21:10","slug":"happy-new-year","status":"publish","type":"blog_post","link":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/?blog_post=happy-new-year","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>January 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a new year filled with much hope.&nbsp;<strong>What is God up to next? What does God have in store for St. Olaf in 2022?&nbsp;<\/strong>We have so much goodness right at our front door! That is exciting! How will God reveal Himself? With the daycare approval in No- vember we are seeking a new daycare director. If you know a good candidate, please have them submit a resume to our office. We are also seeking a new office manager and will begin those interviews this month. Please be praying that two qualified per- sons with a willingness to serve the Lord will be encouraged to join our team. Thank you to all our volunteers that have been helping to keep things afloat through the holi- day season. Their kindness has been a blessing during the transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kindness matters. If we have the ability to simply make a person\u2019s day with one act of kindness,&nbsp;<strong>can we make someone<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s month? How about their year? How about their life?&nbsp;<\/strong>Please do not ever minimize the ability you have within you as Christ\u2019s cho- sen and holy beloved people. You carry God\u2019s Spirit with you wherever you go. That Spirit is one filled with goodness, love, and joy. Our world needs more of that,&nbsp;<strong>would- n<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>t you agree?&nbsp;<\/strong>We can literally change the world\u2014maybe with a smile, maybe with a song, or maybe with a hug. We can be a part of God\u2019s Holy Spirit changing the world in little ways and big ones. God is up to something here. I don\u2019t know about you, but I\u2019m excited to see how that unfolds.&nbsp;<strong>Will you receive this blessing for 2022?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May the Lord bless you so abundantly that you fall to your knees in thankfulness. May the Lord heal your broken heart that you dance in the shadows.<br \/>May the Lord reveal His amazing plans for you and you hear Him.<br \/>May the Lord renew your strength that you may have His power to stand firm. May the Lord give you peace that you may rest in Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May you know the Lord deeper this year than last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May you be all that God has created you to be no matter the season you are in. God bless you and keep you, Happy New Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blessings on your 2022, and Peace be with you, Pastor Emily<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 2022 It\u2019s a new year filled with much hope.&nbsp;What is God up to next? What does God have in store for St. Olaf in 2022?&nbsp;We have so much goodness right at our front door! That is exciting! How will God reveal Himself? With the daycare approval in No- vember we are seeking a new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":402,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"blog-category":[],"class_list":["post-2988","blog_post","type-blog_post","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/blog_post\/2988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/blog_post"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog_post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/402"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2988"},{"taxonomy":"blog-category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fblog-category&post=2988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}