AS I LOOK BACK
I woke up this morning and looked at the frost covering my window to the sky. Yes, it was and still is cold, but I slept in a warm bed. Sleeping in a warm bed is one of the simple things in life that stirs up gratitude in my heart. It helps me realize that I live, breathe, and get everything I need from somebody much bigger than I, as Paul states in Acts, Chapter 17, verse 24, New International Version (NIV).
Over 2024, I sometimes forgot Him. Due to various problems that confronted me, I saw these problems as impossible to solve. My vision had to be corrected so that I could see Him working in my life for my good. He showed me what I didn’t see.
My faith is what keeps me walking out my journey. I trust in God who has given me purpose, even when I sometimes don’t understand what He’s doing. He’s always working all things out for my good.
As I look back over this year, I thank all of you who have read my short stories, especially my latest, THE POWER OF TOUCH. Thank you for your reviews and, most of all, for being readers who appreciate multicultural stories that present the different perspectives of living among the varied cultures we have in the world.
Truly, I am thankful.
Have a safe crossover into 2025, be safe, and rejoice because life is worth living.
Shalom shalom,
Pat Garcia
You are so right Pat, thank you for your lovely words. Happy New Year to you !
Hi Pat! Wish you a happy and kinder 2025. Reading your post I couldn’t help but thing how the simplest things in life like a cosy bed can mean so much.
Pat, you touched my heart🙏🏻
Thank you for you honest words
Happy new year, Pat! May 2025 bring love and laughter in abundance!
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
Hi, Pat! I’ve often felt my faith was my super power. Your post has reminded me of that. I am blessed with so many things, like a warm bed, that I forget how big these things are in the eyes of those with less. I will take gratefulness into 2025 with me. Wishing you a “safe crossover” as well!
Hello, dear Pat.
I love how you word your best wishes for the new year: “Have a safe crossover into 2025.” Each awakening is a crossover, isn’t it? May your faith in our Lord continue to increase as you walk with Him in 2025 and beyond. Truly, nothing is impossible, His love never ends, He is Lord over all dominions and principalities, and He will keep us safely in His arms as we navigate through this life into our true Home with Him. We know where our journey leads, and we have everything we need to get there.
Praying for you and asking for extra special blessings for you in the new year!
Love and blessings! Patty
“Have a safe crossover into 2025,” my wish for you too, Pat!
Thank you Patricia for allowing Him that is greater than you, bless you with a gift of love, joy and happiness in your writing. Your stories touches the heart and soul and give those of us that are single in this earthly world a feeling of hope knowing that we can all be loved and be treated like the kings and queens of this earth that we are and created to be.
Please continue to let God use you through your gift of writing!
Carolyn Shanks Hoyle
Happy New Year, Pat!
Happy New Year, Pat!