This year has been anything but normal.  Many are glad to say goodbye to 2020, but I have truly been blessed this year.  We have added three new grandchildren to our family.  I have enjoyed spending more time with my husband as we had our first year officially as empty nesters, and I have been able to practice meditation and gratitude in new ways this year.

That doesn’t mean it did not hold it’s challenges.  One of our granddaughters born this year had cancer and had to undergo chemotherapy during all this Covid mess.  It was hard to not be able to be a physical support for my son and his family through it all.  She is doing amazing at this time and it is a joy to watch her grow and learn.

I also had to learn how to teach Geometry online.  If you are a teacher, or know a teacher, I am sure you have felt the pressure and time consumption that this occupation takes and it felt even more so as we went into virtual learning.  I am thankful that I am somewhat tech savy and did not have a huge learning curve for making videos, using a document camera and talking with my students through zoom calls.  It has been a challenge and I am very much looking forward to getting back in the classroom.

This new year holds no promise of being better or worse.  I belive that God is in control and that is all I need to know.  I will continue to enjoy my life, work through the trials with His help, and try not to complain because there is always something to give gratitude for.  May God truly bless you this year and I hope you find ways to enjoy your life in Christ.

Many of you have words of the year or verses of the year so I will share mine with you.

My word is: ANCHOR

My verses are:  Hebrews 6: 17-20

“So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.