My New Year Letter!

Dearest friends and family;

As this year has ended I reflect on what was accomplished and what I can do to better my next year. I cannot believe it is 2014. I wonder where time went.

My son Tim is nearly done at Black Hawk College. He still plans on going to the University of Illinois for his BS in Electrical Engineering degree. He is now working on the floor at Toys are Us.

My son Ken is doing better in school. He looks forward to joining the soccer team or the football team next year. He has not been struggling as much this year. As him and I work out at the YMCA I hope to build up more confidence in him self.

My wife Jill is enrolled at Black Hawk College working on a Medical Coding degree. She goes fulltime. On her spare time she does many activities with the church. She works with the cookie walk, Pricilla circle, bible camp, and plans for the Liturgists.

Me; will, for the most part, this year has been good. I finished my Masters in Arts with a minor in Sociology degree from Regina University.

I stay active swimming at the YMCA and with my art and writing.

My art was on display for two months at the Artery in Rock Island.

I finished typing my Battleship journal, but have a ways to go on my auto-biography. I volunteer cleaning toys once a month at the Bethany Home.

God has blessed me with a promotion in the Sea Cadet Core to Lieutenant,

which I only worked as a Training Officer for two weeks. I have found a joy in teaching teens about the Navy and in mentoring others. I received a Quilt of Valor along with my uncle Gary this year. I was also honorary promoted to Kyoshi – 6^th degree black belt in Shurinju Ryu Karate Do this year. I do not teach karate anymore, though.

The only downfall is that I still have to deal with constant pain and tingling through my shoulder and fingers. I go to the VA in Iowa City frequently for pain shots and physical therapy.

I pray that 2014 be as blessed as my 2013 and that my pain is relieved.

I pray for all my friends and family out there to have blessed year ahead.

Have a great 2014 my friends and family!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Mr. Timothy L. Kerofsky, M.A. and family

One day I will be Blessed!

One day I will be blessed;
lord I pray and will be faithful.
Jesus I am waiting for you.

Lord through the hands of time
I will find my blessings.
My dreams will come true.
This I have faith in.

My dreams of:
my own art studio and dojo for children,
and traveling to Columbia to visit my sponsored child.


Through my pain and suffering,
I get temped through the serpent,
but always return to the lord
and ask him to forgive me.

Lord through my faith;
bless me with a daughter.
This is what my heart truly desires.

Lord, thank you for listening.
Amen.

Pay it Forward

Thought of the moment:

If each person would do one good deed to another,
we would have a much better world.
Like the movie, "Pay it forward."
It happened in the drive through,
where others were paying for the meal before theirs.
This is a start.
A lady at the Y held the door open for me today,
that was nice.
And a gentleman carried some drinks I bought at Hardees for me today; 

I get Mello Yellow there sometimes.
There are some nice people,
but we need more.
I have two deeds to pay forward,
I hope it rubs off onto others.

 

As I reflect on this more,

I have done many good deeds through my volunteering throughout the years:

from teaching a free Karate class, 

to mentoring and tutoring children, 

through reading to the Kindergarten class, 

through volunteering at the Literacy Connection,

and through washing toys at the Bethany Home.  

But, I will never stop paying it forward to those who have done a good deed to me. 

So if someone does a good deed for you, 

do a good deed for someone else, 

maybe we will have less selfishness, violence, and turmoil in this world, 

and we will get along better.

My Reflection!

My reflection -
When I reflect I know how good God is.
No matter what happened in my life I always strove forward,
when I fell Jehovah lifted me up,
when I got ill he touched the healing hands of Jesus upon me,
when I did well I did not always praise him,
but he forgave me,
When I did bad I got angry,
but he still lifted me up
and when I think of tomorrow I know he will be there for me again.
When I fight for benefits,
maybe god is telling me he has another plan for me.
As I study his word I seek him.
He will not let me fall to deep.
I put my trust in him.
Only god knows what my future holds.

I am so thankful this day!

"Give Thanks to the God of heaven
for his love endures forever."
Psalm 136:26 NIV

"O give thanks unto the God of heaven:
for his mercy endureth for ever."
Psalm 136:26 KJV

"Blessings hemmed with praise will not unravel."
Anonymous

 Dearest Lord Jehovah,
I give you all the praise and glory for the new roof,
I give you thanks for guiding me in my life and lifting me up when I fall.
Teach me to praise you by remembering your goodness toward me.
Help me to show thanks to those in my my life who help me,
and help me to nurture those relationships.
In your holy and precious name I pray. Amen.