Well I never expected that I would be typing the first blog of the year shortly after midnight, but here it is. I haven’t been to sleep yet, but that isn’t by choice. I went to bed at 9:30pm and planned to get a good nights sleep–boy was I ever wrong! I laid in bed over three hours listening to fireworks! About the time I thought it would settle down—the midnight flurry, the dog started in. Believe it or not he takes a notion that he has to go out, so at 1:00am I’m in the backyard waiting on the dog, thinking “There’s something wrong with this picture!”
So, here I am trying to make the best out of a bad situation. But, maybe there’s a lesson in this madness. We aren’t prophets, so we can’t predict what will happen in the new year, but here’s one thing you can count on–the new year won’t be problem free, things won’t turn out as you expected. The lesson is this–expect the unexpected. Sometimes it will be something good and sometimes it will be something bad–something we can’t control. That’s life. It is what it is, and we have to deal with it the best we can.
Well, I would like to take some appropriate scripture and expound upon it at great length, but I’m not in the mood for it, I would rather be sleeping. I know that doesn’t sound very spiritual, but right now I’m not interested in trying to leave the impression that I’m some kind of spiritual giant. The truth is I’m an old, over weight, worn out crank that needs some sleep–so I think I’ll go to bed and try it again, but before I do I want to wish you all a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Remember–expect the unexpected. Believe it or not, the dog is whineing again–I didn’t expect that!
