Under the peaceful mantel of a gentle snowfall, we ring in a new year.” ~ Marielena Martin

Each new year, as I consider resolutions to improve life for myself and those around me, ‘trying to be more loving and forgiving’ makes the top of the list. Of course, there are a few less weighty intentions that follow, but this aspiration strikes me as being the most beneficial for myself, my family, friends, acquaintances, and the strangers I encounter each day. Rising earlier, committing to daily exercise, reading the entire Bible (a resolution I made two years ago, and I am just getting to the New Testament – there are millions of words in the Bible, many of which require a special dictionary!!), keeping a gratitude journal (this year’s No. 2), and working to correct my posture, etc. are just for me, but in this world gone mad (there seems to be an overabundance of anger swirling around with the unrelenting coronavirus), my number one resolution feels to me to be the most important. So, in keeping with my resolution, I send out my love and ask your forgiveness for grammatical errors or any offense I have may have caused with this message.

Wishing everyone a blessed and peaceful 2022!