Happy 2014 to
all! A new year always brings a bag of
mixed emotions for me. Yes, it is happy
and full of thankfulness and expectations, but it is also sad because we are
forced to leave behind another year that separates us from the presence of my
boys and my mom. So, it is with all of
this, I welcomed in the New Year. As I
have written before, it is the anticipation of these annual events that are the
worst to get through. As the clock
struck midnight, the hoopla on TV welcomed the infamous ball drop, which you
could barely see way above the skyscrapers of NYC, I texted my wishes and love
to my 2 kids and wished my friend and step-daughter a Happy New Year. A far cry from the huge farm parties we
enjoyed for so many years growing up, but thankful to be here, healthy and strong,
welcoming another year. Within 3
minutes past 12, my cell phone rang. My
daughter was in tears, telling me that she just got engaged!! I immediate said, "What? Are
you kidding me?" Then she
sobbed that she had gotten a ring and it was so beautiful!! Then I knew I was
hearing what I was hearing and the happiness and joy for my daughter and her
fiancé filled my soul! What happy tears
I cried for them!! 2014 is going to be a
year of change for all of us. A change
for the better. A change filled with
hope, excitement and commitment. I have
seen pictures of my daughter's beautiful smile
with her face filled with happiness and pictures of her beautiful ring but I have yet to see it all with my own
eyes! I can't wait! Today may just be the day that I might be
dazzled by the sparkles…..in her eyes and in her diamond! So many hopes, dreams and plans for the
future of this new family. I am so
thankful for a God who is so faithful.
For a God that does not allow us to stay in our fluctuating emotions but
gives us a foundation of joy and peace in Him.
Yes, welcome 2014! Let the
changes along with new commitments begin!
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