“We spend our years as a tale that is told”*

by chuckofish

Well, here we are in a new year. Where did the last one go? At least I can say, I accomplished something. I read the entire Bible.

However, I didn’t read much of anything else, which concerns me. (It is very difficult to read at night–I fall asleep!)

I also checked off a few items on my bucket list in 2022: I went to Oklahoma City and I went to Texas. I do love those wide open spaces.

I also went to North Carolina and to Maryland a couple of times to visit daughter #2 and her wee family.

I finished a needlepoint pillow and quite a few puzzles!

I figured out what I will focus on with my “leisure time” during my “retirement years”–my new church and the Kirkwood Historical Society.

And I continued to blog–eleven years!–many thanks to all of you who are still reading!

But you know, “The great constant in my life year after year is the unending fact of the presence of God. He has been there, and he will be there. No matter where I find myself this year, God will be there. No matter how strong the storms hit this year, God will always be there for me.” This is a good article about the constants in life.

Holy Jesus, ev’ry day
keep us in the narrow way;
and, when earthly things are past,
bring our ransomed souls at last
where they need no star to guide,
where no clouds thy glory hide.

–William Chatterton Dix, 1860

*Psalm 90:9