What a difference a year makes!!   – not exactly a miracle but whatever

                                                 December 31st, 2014  12:15am               January 1st, 2015    12:15pm

I slid into 2015 sideways, not how I had planned such a grand number as 2-0-1-5!  I caught that flu bug that I am glad just kicked my butt physically (aches and fever) and not internally (I don’t think I need to go into specifics on that).  As I crawled into bed early Tuesday afternoon, defeated by the seasonal germ invasion I had heard was going around, I instructed my kids to get themselves dinner and a box of Theraflu – they managed getting dinner and forgot the second instruction.  Not to worry, 17 year olds love to drive so once they realized the missing action they piled back into the car and headed to the left side, 3^rd shelf of aisle 14 at the grocery store.  18 hours and 3 envelopes of Theraflu later and I was ready to rally for the very last few hours of 2014. This morning I woke up to a sunny, healthy 2015!  I am not one to be sick, I am not boasting, it just isn’t one of my things – like anyone else, I have several other challenges as you will or have noticed but health is not on that list at this point and I am very grateful.  It is a rare moment like this when I believe God and I are in sync.  That is not a thought that I have had often in my life, I tend to have more questions than answers from Him, but this small instance of grace in action is hopeful.  He and I both know that I have no sick time, He has clearly seen how quickly things pile up when this mom is down and He must have realized that every dollar of my paycheck is needed.   I appreciate the mercy and I am glad to be up and ready for 2015!  I have some big plans for the next 365 days and I can’t be wasting them.

I have been keeping tabs on social media and there is an excitement to the year.  Last year we globally drew a line in the sand from the instability and financial woes that had been casting darkness on so many for several years but change takes time so as we fought hard through 2014 and could exit with our heads held high; it is this year, 2015 that will be the breakthrough.  I can’t finish the race I started last year with a 100.5 fever.  I can’t be playing catch up right out of the gate!!!   I need every minute of this new fresh year to count and I am so excited for every little stride that comes my way. Today it is going to be clean sheets along with a thoughtful delivery of homemade turkey soup from my neighbor.  And so it begins!