Moot Thoughts & Musings

It's the last day of 2004, and I feel like I ought to say a few introspective things or something, but all I can think of is--WHAT!? Already?!. Deep, huh? Yikes. When I was a kid I used to feel a bit more apocalyptic at the end of a year, feeling very acutely that one thing was irrevocably ending and another door of unknowns was opening. And when you're a kid, years are bigger, because they're longer. I feel less so now. I'll got to bed tonight and wake up tomorrow, same as I always do while God continues to bless the orbiting of the planets and rising of the sun.

What is time, anyway? It's a construct that humans have made in order to help them organize the passing of their lives. It's the end of a year for me, but not for the Chinese. So it doesn't seem all that gigantic after all. I do enjoy the chance to celebrate. We do need holidays to help us mark time. And I do enjoy getting a new calendar sometime next week when they're 80% off.

Nevertheless, a significant marker along the march of time is made in our little world. And I'm thankful for a lot of things this past year. God continues to provide for us, no matter how faithless we may be. And He's given us a baby to look forward to. I have a wonderful husband. And I'm very content. All these things and many more are huge blessings that I don't deserve, and I can only praise the Lord for His continued goodness, faithfulness, and mercy.

And I think I'll go to bed early tonight, because this baby He gave me sure does wear me out. :-) So Happy New Year!!!