What blessings, challenges, and challenges that are actually blessings (although you might realize it at first) will this year hold for you? A week after my book launched, I endured another series of serious health complications: COVID-pneumonia, a dangerous blood infection, hospitalization, and a lengthy road to recovery that I am still navigating. (You can learn more in my LIFE Today TV interview here…)

Are you afraid of sharks? I am. Or I was. You might think, "Sharks? Why should I be afraid of them? I don't even swim!" But we all have fears, and sometimes we don't even realize what they are until we encounter them. Fears can entrap us like sharks circling and ready to strike.