The year is almost over. For the past five days, we have celebrated the unity of family - all of our posterity and the very important and loved additions to the family have been here as we offered thanksgiving to the Creator of all. Thank you for all you did to make these days possible.
I have pondered for the past few days what to write for this post. With the end of the year approaching, and the time for "New Years Resolutions" drawing close, I was most impressed with a story told by Sister Sheri Dew. She told of a time when, while driving down a dark road in the wee hours of the morning, she hit something, and in a matter of moments, her SUV was completely disabled. She was unable to move forward even an inch. A police officer stopped, and determined, with the help of a flashlight, that there was something big and black under the car, but what it might be was a mystery. After looking at the options, it was decided that Sis. Dew would carefully back up a little bit. Doing so freed her car - from the street lamp that had fallen to the road and become wedged under her car! She likened this experience to our lives. When we seem to be stopped - spiritually, emotionally, or temporally, sometimes it is necessary to back up, in order that we can move forward. It could mean repenting, mending a relationship, starting to do something, stopping doing something, learning something, or forgiving someone.
As you think about New Years Resolutions you can make (and keep), include something to help you progress in some way. If needed, back up - just a little. What may be stopping our forward momentum is usually something small. Make a change that will help you achieve your goals. Remember - We are told to ask and we will receive. What will you ask as the year ends?
Love, Mom
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