Once Upon An Apology

Once upon a time, there was a negligent blogger. This blogger avoided blogging for a whole month. At the end of the one month hiatus, instead of discovering that blogging ideas were bursting out of her brain, the poor blogger found herself with an empty screen and an empty imagination. And the poor blogger apologized to what few readers remained, and blamed it all on the inappropriate non-winter weather and the difficulty of typing on a new keyboard.

Yup, not too much to report over here. Hmm. Christmas came and went rather quickly this year, owing to the busy-ness of the season and the lack of vacation days. I had two Fridays off work over the "holidays", which were spent driving here and there, opening presents, and sharing much-enjoyed fellowship with family and friends. I experienced my first retail Boxing Day from the cashier's point of view, I went to bed at 11:40 on New Year's Eve, and I missed the Great Lindor Clearance Event. Although I do have to admit, there were many other great chocolate deals which I gleefully took advantage of.

Before going any further, I need to congratulate Rick and Elaine on the birth of their first baby, a little girl named Hannah Rachel. She is a cutie and growing like a weed. And I must say, she has quite the nice middle name! Sorry, no pictures - I was going to take some at the baptism last Sunday, and I knew I was forgetting something, and unfortunately it turned out to be the camera. It's tough to take pictures without one of those.

So now, the middle of January approaches, and life quickly settles into its normal routines again. Well, routines that I am accustomed to now, yet it is striking when you consider how quickly life changes. A few short years ago, life was busy with homework, tours to New York City and Quebec City, and high school graduation. There were big decisions to be made about post-secondary education and areas of study. Then came years of hard work and university fun with dorm-mates and friends, staying up to wildly abnormal hours in the morning and doing crazy things, learning about life and love, meeting new friends and future husbands, while at the same time working hard at our chosen disciplines. Now all of a sudden, we're immersed in our curret careers (wherever that may have taken us) and surrounded by weddings and babies. How did this all happen? Life seems to be a whirlwind of change and sometimes it makes me feel a little dizzy. What does God have in store for our lives next? How would He have us obey His perfect will for us in the situation we now find ourselves in? Life cannot become so busy that we do not have time to seek.

Incline your ear and come to me

Listen, that you may live.

And I will make an everlasting covenant with you . . . .

Seek the LORD while He may be found;

Call upon Him while He is near. . . .

For as the heavens are high above the earth,

so are My ways higher than your ways

and My thoughts than your thoughts . . . .

For you will go out with joy,

and be led forth with peace

Isaiah 55