Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? Isaiah 43:19 A new year. A new decade. A fresh start. A blank page just waiting for this season of my life to be written on. I’m so thankful that 2010 has arrived. Last year was a difficult year for me. A storm was brewing, but I failed to notice the weather change until the rains began to fall. As the flood waters began to rise, I clung to the Rock with all of my strength. But the waves increased in frequency and

Several weeks ago we began having some problems with our refrigerator. Instead of just keeping things cold at the appropriate temperature, the food was actually frozen. Every day we turned down the temperature until the fridge was on the lowest possible setting. Things were still freezing!! Upon further examination by a repairman, it was determined that the control board was malfunctioning and would have to be replaced. A new control board has been ordered from the factory and will, hopefully, be arriving soon. As I was making my lunch today I started thinking about this situation again. That large appliance

And when October goes The snow begins to fly Above the smokey roofs I watch the planes go by The children running home Beneath a twilight sky Oh, for the fun of them When I was one of them… This Barry Manilow song has been echoing through my brain for the past few days. I’m trying to come to terms with the fact that it is already November, I suppose. I should have prefaced this all by stating that autumn is my favorite season of the year. For as long as I can remember I have always looked forward to

When I got up this morning and saw that it had been raining, these lyrics popped into my head- “Hangin’ around,Nothing to do but frown,Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.” This old song was originally recorded by The Carpenters, one of my favorite groups when I was growing up. As a moody pre-teen and teen, this song often expressed how I was feeling every Monday as I got ready for school. It’s funny how my brain can pair a song with so many vivid memories of teenage angst, but I can’t really remember much of what happened yesterday!

Lately it seems that I have spent most of my time waiting. Waiting at stoplights. Waiting in lines. Waiting for something to start. Waiting for something to end. Waiting for cold syptoms to subside and for my body to completely heal. Waiting for answers to prayer. Waiting for a miracle regarding a circumstance in my life. Waiting to hear what God has for me. It’s hard to be patient while waiting. I find myself trying to figure out ways to speed up the process, only to realize that all of my striving is in vain and I’m back where I