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New Year's Eve ~

New Year's Eve ~
a time of rejoicing, a time of reflection too

Find myself sitting in a little travelers' inn in Flagstaff, Arizona, looking out on a snow-covered roof, thinking about this last day of the year, 2016. Wasn't it just yesterday we were talking about what we were going to call the 2000s, and now we are looking at 2017?!

Before hanging a new kitchen calendar from Provence, this is a time, a season to reflect, look thoughtfully over our shoulders before we look forward.

How eloquent is the philosophical writer of Ecclesiastes...

To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to gain, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate;
A time of war, and a time of peace. chapter three, verses one through eight

Let's take this time to consider ~

~What were the highlights of 2016, the joys for you?___________________________________________________________
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~Count your blessings________________________________________
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~Keeping it real, have there been struggles, trials?____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

~'that which caused great pain or loss?___________________________________________________________

~'Opportunities you missed, wish you had back?___________________________________________________________

~How did you grow in 2016, did you learn anything new? (might be related to the struggles you faced) ____________________________________________________________
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~In 2017, are there things that have begun that you would like to build on-like new relationships? ____________________________________________________________
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~Where do you want to grow, or to what do you want to commit yourself?___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

There is so much value in considering where we've been, and what we've experienced, before forging into a new season. I am thankful for God's provision and grace in 2016, and look forward to a new year.

Tonight, on a snowy downtown street, I will watch the Flagstaff Pinecone drop -the local version of the Times Square ball in New York City. But first . . .

I wish you a joyful, healthy, blessed, prosperous
new season in the year of our Lord 2017!

Christine

New Year's Eve ~

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