Where Have I Been?

I was absolutely astounded to realize I had not visited my own place for almost a year; almost a year in which I was so distracted as to forget that I had a place in which to ruminate on my life! It actually has been a pretty amazing year, full of all sorts of things that lives usually contain. There was work and vacation, joy and sadness, life and death, all of the stuff.

Now a new year looms on the horizon, and with it some new challenges about which I know as well as those things which will remain hidden until their time. There is really no difference in them for if I remember who is in charge of my life, I will walk through them. Do we ever really know what is going to happen? I am not so sure I really want to know!

I had an amazing evening yesterday. After a wonderful Chinese dinner with friends, we all went to a concert presented by the Canadian Brass. I love all sorts of music, and I really love brass. I like the energy of the trumpets, the mellow French horn, the smooth quirkiness of the trombone and that solid bass. Brass music makes me happy, even when the music itself is more somber. These five gentlemen put on an amazing show, and I was thoroughly entertained. They did some things with music I have never heard or seen done, and the memories have energized my season.

I am going to really try to make it a habit to come to this place on Friday...to reflect on the week past and maybe focus on the week to come. There are so many cool things happening in my life...I just want to share them! May the joy continue....