A new year with the Lord

2012 is almost gone and a new year is about to begin. I'm not sure why, but each new year's eve has brought a sad feeling to me. After I grew up and left my parents house, at the strike of midnight, I always called my mother, to not only wish her a blessed new year, but I knew my voice was the first she heard each new year.

Now my mother is gone and I've become an old woman, but I still want to reach for the phone at midnight. Bob and I watch the ball drop in Times Square, if I feel like it, and instead of feeling good things, I feel like crying. This year, however, I'm trying to feel better and have good thoughts for the coming new year.

A New Year With The Lord
- by M.S. Lowndes
A new year is about to unfold
With new opportunities to explore
Doors will open for new experiences
New adventures with the Lord

Remember not the former things
The things of this past year
The Lord will do new things in us
Much more than we are aware

For He will make a way for us
As we put our trust in Him
And He will guide our every step
By His presence we have within

What God has placed within our hearts
We find we'll be able to do
If we look for the opportunities
We'll see the door to go through

We mustn't let anything hold us back
But rise up and take our place
And be all that God wants us to be
With a fresh touch of His grace! 

♥