it is just another day, isn't it?...december 31, 2004 was one 24-hour period, and now january 1, 2005 is the next 24-hour period that follows, right?...i could be realistic and practical, but no...i choose to see this as a new start, a new beginning...i sit here at my computer and watch the mix of rain and snow fall from the sky...will 2005 start out like 2004 did exactly one year ago today, when inches and inches of snow fell until we were buried for the entire month under at least a foot of snow?...hmmm, is that why i bought all of that canned food at safeway yesterday?...i have candles, a lighter, batteries, what else will i need if the power goes out like it did several times last year?...
there is something peaceful about falling snow...i wish peace could fall onto people and places like snow does...some people would need an avalanche of peace to fall upon them...me included...
don't quite know where this blog entry is coming from...
i think m. and i will go out to mom and dad's and watch football bowl games...a strange year since neither washington state nor washington are in any bowl games because they were both poor teams this year...but once the bowl games are through, i can concentrate on college basketball and then baseball...once again i can bury myself in sports to take away the frustration and confusion about the difficult things that happen in this world...
sorry, i will not make promises that i know i won't keep, like "oh, this year i am going to _____ and _____, and not _____anymore!...really!"...yeah, right...
so monday it is back to teaching and i will be at the same elementary school in the same assignment for maybe 3 weeks...
so i'll end this entry with a prayer for myself, my son and my daughter, my family, my friends, my co-workers, anyone reading this blog, and basically anyone in the world...just do what you can to make the world a better, more peaceful, more interesting place...sounds trite and simple, but it can be very difficult to do this, especially when things aren't going well...
Lord, thank You for Your love...help me trust in You...help me always to seek You...use me whatever way You can to help others...Amen...
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