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A Collect for New Year’s Eve

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From the Lutheran Book of Worship:

Eternal Father, you have placed us in a world of space and time, and through the events of our lives you bless us with your love. Grant in this new year we may know your presence, see your love at work, and live in the light of the event which gives us joy forever — the coming of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Enjoy your New Year’s Eve and please stay safe tonight!

*Trying* to Be Positive

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I’ll just say it: this year sucked for me. But… rather than focus on the bad (which is unfortunately tempting), here are the positives for this year.

  • God’s presence in my life.
  • Having Jon in my life
  • My kitties
  • Tying quilts with WELCA’s in Montana and Minnesota and the fellowship I gained from that
  • Pontooning with my WELCA in Minnesota
  • Blogathon 2005
  • Recovering so quickly from surgery
  • Montana — it’s just a good thing this year
  • Thanksgiving with family
  • Christmas with family
  • Getting to hang out with Melissa while I was in Washington
  • Time with my mommy (and other family) while I was in Washington
  • Baking bread with Benjamin and Nathaniel while I was in Washington
  • Psych-testing in Minneapolis
  • Getting my driver’s license… twice
  • The support I got after the journal fiasco
  • Being able to get the domain name I wanted
  • The amazing friendships I’ve made this year on and offline
  • Beating the self-injury thing. (It’s been 6 months. This is good, OK?)
  • The kids at all 5 churches I’ve been part of this year
  • Baking with Ca, Ke, and Ka for the open house
  • People in Minnesota who loved me through all the yuckiness
  • Jon getting through the call process in only 2 weeks
  • Having family only an hour and a half away
  • Being on meds that actually keep me stable