Something hit me in the final moments of (wow) last year, 2008. I was at a party/celebration/get-together with friends and food... there was karaoke and lots of taking pictures...
And then a couple people said prayers and talked about all our blessings and improvements of the year, etc.
Tears threatened as I thought about my year...
And it hit me. I realized what a brink I was on last year.
I was on a brink of, well, what comes to mind is God's blessings, which are ever-present in my life, but a whole new set of blessings. New people, a new home, a new family, new examples to follow...
And I realized this New Year was bigger for me...
So, in conclusion, may I be way cliche and wish everyone a Happy New Year? :)
But look to make it one that you'll enjoy reminising on as, if the Lord wills, you usher in 2010...
Super thoughts! God blessings are ever present but I have had those moments too, where I sit and look back and just feel so incredibly overwhelmed at the things God has done for me. The ways he has led me that I never even dreamed would happen and seeing how it all worked out and fit together so perfectly just sends a surge of overwhelming gratitude and love for the Lord! So happy to know how wonderfully things have worked out for you all this year!
I agree and reading all of this has reminded me of the great blessings and wonderful things the good Lord has done for me and not just me but I know God has blessed everyone in some way. :D I hope you have a awesome new year. Even if I'm hanging around. ;P
You articulated your thoughts very well. It was a wonderful thing to have watched it all happen, and (I flatter myself) ;-) it was even more amazing because I (we ) turned out to be right about the goodness of the brink, even when it was difficult to imagine.
haha,well that was yesterday! we do have school today:( lol but our school is really cautious cuz we have had alot of bus accidents, so they call school practically for anything!
It was fun to surprise you. I think Micah had almost as much fun as I did making you and Hannah close your eyes! I got to surprise your Mom that day too!
I would think a rather appropiate subject considering the upcoming new year...
I've thought about this before, and some of you may have seen these thoughts in comment form on other blogs...
But we, as humans, are rather fickle about Time. We just canNOT make up our minds about it... Let me give you a few examples --
"I need more time!"
"If only we had more time..."
"Time really flies when you're having fun!"
"I wish time would go faster!"
"I wish time would go slower."
My point. (or at least some of it)
We are never satisfied with the rate/amount/etc. of Time. (It's a lot like weather, but that's another subject, and one that hits way close to home ;/)
Last year, the new year was like a birthday to me -- you don't feel any older; the new year didn't bring a special feeling or anything... That may have been, in part, because I was moving that week. We arrived at our new abode on the fourth, so I was rather preoccupied. But even this new year...
It's just another year.
Here are some of my thoughts a few days ago...
The year is running away. And I'm not really chasing it. It slips away too quickly to try anyway. It's somewhat of a waste of time to attempt to grab a hold of it and slow it down. Things happen. People come and go. The days fly. The clocks tick. And time goes. No stopping it.
So--
I could give the "enjoy the time you've got now" lecture, but we've all heard that for the most part...
It is true though...
Don't forget Phil. 2:19 and Eccl. 11:9.
And have a "fantasmigorical" time, everyone. :)
(how's that for a "unique" adjective? ;P)
1. My favourite colours, in decending order, are Green, Purple, and Yellow. (Light Yellow only, and usually when someone else is wearing it. (hint!) 2. Dad's sherpa hat isn't yellow. 3. One new year DID make me feeli different. You sister screaming in my ear over the telephone... Speaking of which, I have some progress to tell you about a whirlwind new year's eve trip to visit a certain family in NJ... (That is, if you are still talking to me.)
Great thoughts for all of us to think on , Miriam. I know it is important to enjoy the time we have right now, but it is hard to put to practice sometimes, isn't it? I must work harder at this. Thank you:) Merry Christmas to all of you there...love you all!
is actually not that frightful. It's rather lovely. Our first "real" snow. That's actually sticking. At least for now. I like it. And isn't it about time?
I went to a singing in Spanish and Bible study (in English) tonight. I really like singing in Spanish. I have Spanish songs in my head throughout the week... I just sing the words I know and mumble/hum the rest. ;)
I watched a movie last night. It had Randy Travis in it for about 10 seconds. And mentioned Calvin Coolidge. Some call it all "fantasy," but I think there's some history in there somewhere. ;)
"If you always live with those who are lame, you will yourself learn to limp." -Latin proverb
Read this the other day and got a kick out of it. But FYI-even if you see me limping, the people I love are NOT lame. ;)
Is singing in Spanish really all that edifying if you can't understand what you're saying? Oh, and the people I know of that you love are most certainly lame ;)
I was going to talk to you guys about that. I just found out (or got reminded rather) that I have to go to a family Christmas party. Its in PA at Sarah's house, and so I think I will just stay at my place that night and then go to newark in the morning (depending on snow, too...). And then I'll either be at EO or FL, but then I have to come back to Washington for the cookie party. Soooo, basically, long story short, I won't really be around this weekend =/
Weeellll, not quite. :) I've had a few other conversations with people about this topic and have heard some interesting things... Of course, it varied from "I hate it when people ask questions like this" to "we really can't make an overrall decision about it." ;)
Anyway... I will share a few things that I found interesting...
1) Someone brought up a point on the last post that I don't know that I had necessarily thought a lot about. It was how we celebrate our country's independence every year. Buuuut if we wouldn't have been for it 200 years ago, should we be celebrating it now?? I talked with my wise mother, and she brought out the point that we can celebrating different things. Like we may not be celebrating HOW it happened, but the RESULTS of what happened...
2) I also talked with a lady at church about it, and she mentioned something her husband had brought up. We know we're supposed to obey the government, and England was our government right? Well, after America decladed independence, they set up a new government... So which one would we follow? See?
So, in another conversation I had, we somewhat decided that the conclusion was that if someone came to our door shot, it wouldn't matter if they had a red coat or a blue coat on, we would help them... :) And that's all fine and good until you're acutally IN that time and situation, and then I think we may have some bigger decisions to make ... BUT in one of my conversations with my wise mother about this, she stressed the fact that she doesn't really think we can make a steadfast statement/decision about what we would do or be, because we're not right there in the midst of it.
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(whew) :)
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In other news, not quite so serious and brain-wracking...
here's a few recent conversations from my house. :)
The other day...
Me(half joking): "Hey, Dad, I found our new house! ... Here it is ... There! On the right.. see it?!"
Dad: "...That's a real estate office."
Me: "Oooh. Well, it had signs that looked like For-Sale signs in the windows!"
:/ oh well.
This afternoon... I was helping Lydia and when she didn't do something, before I could say, "What am I gonna do with you?"
She goes: "What're you gonna do with me?" :)
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One more thing.
Read Jeremiah 35.
Way cool story.
:)
EDIT: Sorry, forgot to mention that if anyone has anything else at all that they'd like to add or mention, please do!
btw, that song goes to the tune of God be with you till we meet again, not If we never meet again this side of heaven (which happens to be a song I like). Some of the same ideas, though.
