We are standing\u00a0on the threshold of a brand, new year. It’s like getting a new box of crayons, a new unmarked journal,\u00a0an unread novel,\u00a0a bright, shiny penny, a new fallen snow that no one has walked on.\u00a0 It’s so fresh and new you can smell the hope in it.<\/p>\n
I am leaving 2017 with gratitude, relief and a little sadness. It was a good year in many ways, but a sad year also as we lost several church friends and a family member.\u00a0\u00a0 It’s been a year of ups and downs with mostly ups, thankfully.\u00a0 It held many surprises, some tragedy and some comedy.<\/p>\n
This year I want to be more faithful, less fearful of new things, more determined in my quest to walk 10,000 steps a few times a week and more happy in my circumstances.\u00a0\u00a0 I managed most of these in 2017 except for the walking bit. I kind of slacked off on that.\u00a0 Right now we have the most frigid temperatures we have ever had to endure the last few years so it’s hard to want to get outdoors and walk.\u00a0 Oh, and I want to knit lots and lots of socks!<\/p>\n
We are planning our trips for our fiftieth wedding anniversary. So far we are planning trips west, south and northeast.\u00a0 It’s going to be a busy year.<\/p>\n
I wake up every day thinking “who can I bless today.”\u00a0\u00a0 I write this blog not to make people think how wonderful my life is.\u00a0 My life is just like yours.\u00a0 I have my good days, my great days, my lousy days and my sad and lonely days.\u00a0Some days I’d just prefer to stay in bed, but I get up and get going\u00a0because I don’t want to be a slug.\u00a0 \u00a0 But even through everything, I hope I have touched someone in a way that will help them.\u00a0 We aren’t alone on this planet.\u00a0 Everyone wants to be loved.\u00a0You are.\u00a0 Everyone has pretty much the same needs.\u00a0I am interested in all of you.\u00a0 I hope your year will be kind to you. I hope you have good health.\u00a0 I hope you have someone to love.\u00a0 I hope you never feel so alone that you think no one cares.\u00a0\u00a0Someone does.\u00a0 I hope when\u00a02018 is over\u00a0you can look back\u00a0and say, “I\u00a0made it through and it wasn’t so bad.”\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I really hope you can look back and think, “Wow,\u00a0what a year!”<\/p>\n
Love, don’t hold onto anger, forgive, take chances, and remember the One who is always there for you.\u00a0 Happy New Year, everyone!\u00a0 Bye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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