Happy Friday and New Year lovely readers and followers! 2016 may be coming to an end, but I believe that God has amazing plans for us in this next year. If you want to learn more about preparing yourself for the New Year and ditching old school resolutions, check out Wednesday’s post here! Although I will be reflecting on 2016 this week, I want to keep moving forward into what the Lord has planned for me. This past year has been full of blessings, challenges, loss, and growth. I feel closer to God now than I did the year before, and I am so thankful. It almost seems like my…