New Year - New Beginning

I love New Years. Not just because it's fun and noisy and puts you in a mood to celebrate and anticipate the joys and blessings of the coming year. I like it for it's reflective moments - when you stop to think on the past year and all that came with it. I like it for its moments of decision to put the past behind and with it hurts, misunderstandings and sad times, and look forward to the things which are before with new hope, renewed vision, inspiration and resolution to try better. I love it for the moments of thankfulness for all the good and even bad if it helped us grow, made us wiser and expanded our horizons.

I love it because children will not make this day pass as a haw-hum day! They will draw the best out of you - you will become a child in their company!

It makes me feel warm and loved in the fellowship of my friends. Strangely, in latter years, I never seem to know who my New Year companions will be. Some arrange their New Year's celebrations and make plans (as I used to), but now I kind of leave it untouched, in the Lord's hands to set out the event for me - including everything: the choice of friends, dishes, drinks, decorations, agenda, etc.

And each year I learned to flow with occasions when circumstances are beyond my control.
It so happened that my husband wasn't able to spend the passing year and welcome the new one in our company. So, my immediate and only companions were my dear children and a couple of old friends.

Instead of letting the feeling of sadness have its way with us by regretting the fact that Daddy was away, we chose to enjoy the moment and flow with the event! It was excellent in its spontaneity!