Good-Bye, 2018

Another year is drawing to a close. I sit alone reflecting on the life I've loved and cherished for these many days recalling every cause of joy and strife. I think of all those walks I take near home and thank God for the strength to walk each mile. I praise Him for the town in which I live, where I feel safe and neighbors wave and smile. My friends and loved ones occupy my mind. How little time I've spent with them! I vow in two thousand nineteen, I'll see them more. If I rely on Him, He'll show me how. Reviewing conflicts of the waning year, I think of how I sometimes played a part in making matters worse. I cannot push aside those thoughts that plague my troubled heart. I have to ask forgiveness, for I know it's my responsibility to be promoter of good will with everyone. Beginning now, I’ll strive for harmony. My reminiscing would be incomplete if I gave my church family no praise. Next year, I still will be with them each week. They are a blessing in so many ways. To name each blessing of the year, I'd need a ream of paper and a quart of ink. I'd need to talk for days on end, but God knows how I feel and everything I think. Two thousand eighteen soon will breath its last as I am thanking God for joy and health, for all the seasons, and for giving me more than I need--in my opinion, wealth. Date: December 20, 2018 Contest Title: Soon It Will Be 2019 Sponsor: Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer