January 1st, 2009 | Renae
No Fireworks This Year
Fireworks burst nearby, but all is quiet here. These uncommon moments of silence beckon me to the keyboard. Words trip on the cords of thoughts bumping around the clutter in my head.
This neglected place, this blog, sometimes seems to only add to the pressure, yet when I stop and pound letters a certain peace returns. I remember how quickly these busy days are passing, and I’m grateful I’ve recorded glimpses of my soul in the chaos and the marvel of family.
2008 has come and gone. So many joys, so many trials. 2009 will carry the same. I look forward to discovering them with you.
May you dance with laughter, overflow with love, and rest with peace even if a few tears fall.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year, Renae!
I appreciate your blog and encourage you to keep it up when you have time – no pressure! :)
Karen,
Thank you so much! It’s always nice to know that my efforts to write bless others.
I look forward to seeing the amazing things God does in and through you this year. Hope you had a memorable New Year’s Eve!
Here’s to a blessed and bountiful new year, for all of us. We know that it will bring both good and bad but we also know just who is in control and therein lies the peace!
I’ve been reading your blog for well over a year now and enjoy every post. You are an amazing writer and an inspiration to moms everywhere. Happy New Year!
Denise,
Yes! I was amazed to even just look over the essays I’ve written this year. We can put our hope and trust in Providence! He has amazing things planned for 2009!
Melinda,
Your words humble me. Thank you for your faithful friendship and support. I think of you often and your story encourages me.
I never realized how many wonderful ladies I would come to know and love through blogging. We are on this road together, and it is a blessing to consider you a friend.
No fireworks around us, but I was rudely awaken at midnight by people banging on pots and pans. What? LOL. Pots & pans!
I pray that you are very blessed in this New Year.
Renae,
A blessed New Year to you and your family. I’m so glad I’ve got to know you this past year.
I will need to remind myself over and over this upcoming year that that my life is a combination of both difficulty AND grace, trials AND peace, struggles AND comfort.
Daisy,
Perhaps you heard my pots and pans? :-) My husband loves fireworks and always shoots some off for the various holidays. I like them — from a distance — and I’m one who uses pots and pans. :-)
Blessings!
Happy Belated New Years!
Happy Belated New Years!
Happy Belated New Years!