A dark, cold, Wisconsin New Year
Some people don't really enjoy the snow, the cold, or the short hours of sunlight that characterize Wisconsin each winter. I'll admit there are days when I wouldn't mind a little extra heat or a few additional hours lit by the sun.
But this is Wisconsin in the winter and there's something to be said for that.
There's something to be said for layering on the clothes, lighting up your home in the early evening, and spending a little extra time in that home with your family. There's something to be said for slowing down and letting everything outside die as you look forward to the color green that's sure to come in a few short months.
I'm glad I get to celebrate the new year in Wisconsin with the cold and the wind and the snow.
In the midst of the dark and the frozen; the new year is a great chance to give ourselves a little glimpse of hope.
It's a reminder that no matter how dark and frozen your year might have been, the new year has endless possibilities.
No matter how difficult 2013 might have been, no matter how dark or cold or lonely, 2014 is full of hope.
Where you find that hope is up to you.
I've found it and continue to find it in a God who, year after year, forgives and loves and provides meaning and purpose in every last circumstance. That's the best hope I've ever found.
I hope you can find that kind of hope this year.
Happy New Year!
But this is Wisconsin in the winter and there's something to be said for that.
There's something to be said for layering on the clothes, lighting up your home in the early evening, and spending a little extra time in that home with your family. There's something to be said for slowing down and letting everything outside die as you look forward to the color green that's sure to come in a few short months.
I'm glad I get to celebrate the new year in Wisconsin with the cold and the wind and the snow.
In the midst of the dark and the frozen; the new year is a great chance to give ourselves a little glimpse of hope.
It's a reminder that no matter how dark and frozen your year might have been, the new year has endless possibilities.
No matter how difficult 2013 might have been, no matter how dark or cold or lonely, 2014 is full of hope.
Where you find that hope is up to you.
I've found it and continue to find it in a God who, year after year, forgives and loves and provides meaning and purpose in every last circumstance. That's the best hope I've ever found.
I hope you can find that kind of hope this year.
Happy New Year!
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