Prayers and Blessings to the People of Asia

For the first time in my life, I can truly say that I'm glad to see the year come to an end. This past twelve months has been difficult for me and even tragic for many people I know and love. The coup de grace was the horrible tsunami the day after Christmas. My heart and prayers go to all who were affected by it. How do you pray for 80,000 people I wondered, then watched as the count continued to climb.

Soon the media will begin saying how badly the relief efforts are going, but as I looked at the pictures on CNN, all I could think of was, "where do you start?" As I pray for the victims, and their families and friends, for the lives that have been taken and those that will soon be lost from the after effects of the tidal wave, I will also pray for the survivors and the people who offer to help. My prayer is that God will give each one the strength to begin life again in 2005. Through my tears I ask God to bless every one of you.

The Child Within

The day after Christmas and I'm at home searching for the perfect creative project for the spare hours remaining to me in December and the upcoming month of January. I have a mini teapot stuffed with writing prompts, which is a gift from an on-line friend, two novels in progress, my website, several drawing ideas, a lovely stack of unread books next to my reading chair, and an idea for an altered book. I'm considering using embroidery to decorate the pages and I have no thread. Naturally, this is the project that's calling to me!

Does this remind anyone else of a child surrounded by Christmas toys, tugging on mama because she's bored?

How embarrassing!

Merry Christmas!

A Blessed and Merry Christmas to all who read my blog and to all who don't!

I thank God for the joy, hope and peace of being a Christian and of knowing that nothing can ever separate me from the love of God.

Joy to the world and peace and blessings to all our people in the military. I pray you will return to your loved ones soon. God bless you!