Stepping into the fog of this new year, things felt a bit off-kilter for me, like I couldn't quite settle down after my move and the holidays-- still thinking there's "one more thing" I need to get done. But the thing I most needed to do was spend time yesterday with my younger grandson, Parks. … Continue reading Riding a New Carousel
New Year’s Resolutions
Stepping Forward into 2023
Today we awakened to a New Year. The past year went by as a vapor and now we look ahead, wondering what 2023 will hold; how will our future be?; what challenges will we encounter?; what great surprises await? Photo by Anna-Louise on Pexels.com Recently, when I was driving around Christmas shopping, I heard a … Continue reading Stepping Forward into 2023
Return of the Heron
We're three weeks into 2022, the New Year's celebrations now becoming faded memories. For some reason, it seems my old Big Blue Heron friend keeps showing up at the nearby ponds. He reminds me of this time last year and the post I wrote New Year, New Beginnings: "I remember again the lone blue heron standing … Continue reading Return of the Heron
A New Thing Springing Up in 2022
Last April, when I was feeling in a low mood and finding it hard to see any progress in my life, I came across a verse of scripture I'd written on a notecard: "Forget the Former Things Do Not Dwell on the Past See, I am doing a New Thing Now it Springs Up: Do … Continue reading A New Thing Springing Up in 2022
Pondering the Past Year
We're finishing another Christmas season, headed into the final week of 2021 and a time of looking back and evaluating what's been accomplished over the past year. If you had resolutions-- did you keep them? If you called them goals-- did you achieve them? How are you better or worse off than you were on … Continue reading Pondering the Past Year