Midnight . . . December 31st
the split second when
2011 tips into 2012
some will party the new year in
others will sleep through it
However the new year
enters our life
it causes us to
cogitate on the past year
I like that word, cogitate . . .
ponder
reflect on
consider
chew over
I remember when . . . !
At my age, cogitating marks me
as an old codger?
Reflection is good
but look what God says . . .
"Forget the things that happened in the past.
Do not keep on thinking about them.
I am about to do something new.
It is beginning to happen even now.
Don't you see it coming?
I am going to make a way for you to go through the desert.
I will make streams of water in the dry and empty land.”
Isaiah 43:18-19 NIRV
God says He will make a way
for us to go THROUGH the desert
not half way . . . through it!
and make streams of water
in our dry and empty land
but we must forget the past
good / bad
natural / spiritual
so as not to miss the NEW God is doing!
12:01 a.m.
January 1, 2012 . . .
let go of the past
anticipate
expect
God’s living water
to bring life to every
dry and empty area of our lives!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
Christmases Past -- Part 3
As wonderful as memories of
Christmases past are . . .
they all pale
in comparison to God’s precious gift . . .
In the beginning the Word already existed.
He was with God, and He was God.
So the Word became human
and lived here on earth among us.
He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness.
And we have seen his glory,
the glory of the only Son of the Father.
John 1:1, 12-14
For God so loved
the world (you and me!)
that he gave
his only Son,
so that everyone
who believes in him
will not perish but have eternal life
John 3:16 NLT (emphasis added)
If you have not received God’s gift
but would like to, here’s how . . .
For if you confess with your mouth
that Jesus is Lord
and believe in your heart
that God raised him from the dead,
you will be saved.
For it is by believing in your heart
that you are made right with God,
and it is by confessing
with your mouth that you are saved.
For anyone
who calls on the name of the Lord
will be saved.
Romans 10:9-10, 13
Blessings!
Christmases past are . . .
they all pale
in comparison to God’s precious gift . . .
In the beginning the Word already existed.
He was with God, and He was God.
So the Word became human
and lived here on earth among us.
He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness.
And we have seen his glory,
the glory of the only Son of the Father.
John 1:1, 12-14
For God so loved
the world (you and me!)
that he gave
his only Son,
so that everyone
who believes in him
will not perish but have eternal life
John 3:16 NLT (emphasis added)
If you have not received God’s gift
but would like to, here’s how . . .
For if you confess with your mouth
that Jesus is Lord
and believe in your heart
that God raised him from the dead,
you will be saved.
For it is by believing in your heart
that you are made right with God,
and it is by confessing
with your mouth that you are saved.
For anyone
who calls on the name of the Lord
will be saved.
Romans 10:9-10, 13
Blessings!
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Christmases Past -- Part 2
The annual Christmas parade downtown Lincoln the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Picking out a pattern and fabric for my new Christmas outfit, sewn by my mother.
Our first scotch pine Christmas tree instead of the usual “Charlie Brown” Christmas tree . . . we became “modern” with that tree!
Hanging tinsel, straight and even!
Making paper chains for the tree.
Christmas Eve with at my Dad’s parents! Christmas Day with my mom’s mother! Alternating Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with grandparents until they died. Loved those times with the cousins!
Christmas in Humboldt, Iowa (northern Iowa) . . . Ken’s grandparents' home. ALWAYS lots of crunchy snow! Relatives stopping by to visit around coffee and cookies . . . promptly at 10 am and 3 pm . . . the oak table we gathered around now resides in Ken’s and my dining room!
To be continued . . .
Picking out a pattern and fabric for my new Christmas outfit, sewn by my mother.
Our first scotch pine Christmas tree instead of the usual “Charlie Brown” Christmas tree . . . we became “modern” with that tree!
Hanging tinsel, straight and even!
Making paper chains for the tree.
Christmas Eve with at my Dad’s parents! Christmas Day with my mom’s mother! Alternating Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with grandparents until they died. Loved those times with the cousins!
Christmas in Humboldt, Iowa (northern Iowa) . . . Ken’s grandparents' home. ALWAYS lots of crunchy snow! Relatives stopping by to visit around coffee and cookies . . . promptly at 10 am and 3 pm . . . the oak table we gathered around now resides in Ken’s and my dining room!
To be continued . . .
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