My mornings generally start with getting my husband off to work, email, and spending some time in Scripture. While I eat breakfast, I generally watch the news. We’re hearing more about the election than we care to hear, fathers are throwing their children into the river, Iran a nuclear threat, lead and who knows what else from China, enough to make you depressed. We have every electronic toy you can imagine to spend hours with (I love them too) and distractions everywhere. My center point is always God’s Word. It puts everything into perspective. I look out my window and see all He has created. There is something about trees, flowers, the wind blowing, and wildlife that soothes my soul. The turkeys were out this morning…loving the corn I spread about. The last few days a gobbler is in the crowd. We’ve also had bald eagles this winter. Yes, all the awful and wonderful things are still in the world but, I have a place of solace to just enjoy and appreciate all creation. None of us know what the New Year holds. There will be some great times and probably some times of heartache. Tell those you love that you love them, bring joy to someone else’s life, do small things to let others know there is hope and joy in this new year.
