‘Farewell, 2020!’ ‘2021 will be YOUR year!’ ‘Goodbye to the worst year ever.’ ‘Bring on 2021! ‘ ‘Everything will be better next year.’ NEWS FLASH! Everything will NOT be better next year! I’m sure you’ve heard these phrases a lot over the past few weeks as the year 2020 began to close. And I’ve got…
2020 reminds me of the story of Joseph, in the bible, who was sold by his brothers, whom he trusted dearly, into slavery. Just like Joseph, we initially trusted 2020 to be the year of greatness but instead, we were faced with unimaginable hardship. Without exception, every person had faced challenges or difficulties of some…
If you take someone who struggles with anxiety and a chronic need for control, add in a pandemic, and you end up with me for the last year. My family moved from America to Australia in June of 2019. After a rough 8 months of grieving, I was just starting to feel somewhat at home,…
2020 has been a year. There have been some years where nothing too extraordinary has occurred, years that pass by quietly, but this year has felt like a decade squished into 6 months. Consider this though: If you take yourself out of the present and were instead viewing the world as a channel on a…
Dear God, Thanks for twenty-nineteen You know what this year was like for me At times I found it easy But I also faced a harsh reality Everyone I know All had ups and downs We had highs and lows With smiles and frowns But throughout all our setbacks And tough tribulations You were there…