A Day Of Of Opportunity And Do Overs

January 1, 2009.  OH MY!  Another year is starting all over!  YIKES!   Yet when I reflect on this a bit, I realize that  this is a GREAT opportunity and or a day of 2nd chances.  It is a great opportunity because this first day of a new year opens all kinds of doors for any new thing our Lord creates to happen through us... one day at a time, and it is a day for do overs because we might have missed the opportunities of the past to do things right the first time.  Then it can be both because few of us bat a thousand in this game called life.

I thank God for my wife, Vicki.  I thank him for our children and our other children to whom they are married. I thank God for those special grands, Drew and Alex.  When I consider these special people in my life, I can see God has done some wonderful things indeed.  I am surprised and grateful that I have gotten to be a part of it all during these 58 years plus of living.  Believe it or not I am grateful for the new opportunities that are coming out of the victories and defeats of all that is has gone before.

I want to shout to the highest height on this first day of the year because once again... He is making all things new... opportunities, do overs and or both :o)

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  1. teachfineJanuary 2, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    I like the "do over." I am doing over another year of not resolutions but more like goals. I think goals are great to make as well as how you would act when you reach a goal. For example, I have a goal that when I reach a 20 pound loss, I intend to do a spa day. Something to look forward to instead of planning a big meal.

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