When we lose loved ones...

A dear friend of mine just lost her sister.  I was told that at the funeral the pastor read Scripture that she had underlined in her Bible.  What a reminder to us all that we should spend our time daily walking with the Lord Jesus.  We are never promised tomorrow or even tonight...but the present is ours to do with as we see fit.  Our Lord would be pleased if the first thing we all did, upon opening our eyes in the morning, was to walk with Him.  Then, He will open our eyes the rest of the day to see the things that are good and precious and things upon which we should reflect.  May we all make that endeavor in this coming year to walk daily with our Savior and to seek Him first as our day begins.

The New Year is almost here...

How quickly time goes by, especially at this time of year. It is almost the start of all the new resolutions and the sad ending of those resolutions we could not or would not keep.  I am not making any this year.  I resolve to just do the best I can in all areas of my life.  That includes a lot of things and if I start making a list I will be overwhelmed since there are so many places to go, things to do and people to see.  I would see them a lot better if my windows were cleaned; I would go more places if I didn't spend so much money on "stuff" and put more gas in my car; I would do more things if I felt younger.....oh...exercise..that could help...on the other hand I would have to resolve to do more of that and I think I will pass.

I will reflect on the year 2010 with joy and sadness.  As always, the Lord puts His children through lots of trials and I count myself as one of His and therefore, you can see the handwriting on the wall...He has sent me trials.  However, He has been there with me through all of them and I know more will be coming in 2011.

I am pleased to have published two books this past year and hopefully, there will be three more coming in the new year.  I have made new friends through this endeavor and because of that I feel doubly blessed.

My wishes for all my friends are health and happiness and most of all that the Lord will be the center of all of your lives.  God bless you all and if you read my blog I hope you will continue to follow me through the coming year.

What Is Your Name?

My newest book has been released and I think it's a hit.  Children are loving the pictures of the animals and they like the poems.  So, all in all, it has been fun.  The printing was a problem since the first two printings had typos.  I guess we are all human and I am not laboring over the fact. It was an experience and fun. For those of you who would like to see it my website is http://www.carolynfindlaydavisbooks.com/  I would welcome your support and  appreciate all of my friends who have been so supportive.

The Christmas holidays are nearing and I have so many blessings to count.  It snowed today and I couldn't help but think how dependent I am on my wonderful children who came to shovel me out.  The snow is beautiful and I pray for safety for all those who have to travel in it.

The birds were especially hungry today and I know that God takes care of each of them..how could I doubt that He will take care of me?  I praise Him today as always.  May He bless all of you.