As we meander towards the New Year, I always become reflective upon the year we’ve just had & to hopefully take the lessons I’ve learned for a much wiser future.

But before we begin, grab yourself a cuppa, a treat & get comfy. As it’s quite cold here on the east coast of Australia after a heat wave last week (we even had a Summer snowfall in Tasmania!),  I’ll be enjoying a mug of hot Aussie Bush Tea & a small slice of gf Christmas pudding.

What are you having my friend? Are you enjoying Christmas left overs too? Now we’re ready let’s begin…

Unexpected Bends & Snags

As you may know, if you join me here often, I’ve been doing a lot of Exploration this year & it’s been fun to see how this year has meandered down a River of Delights.

But as we know Rivers, even delightfully slow ones can have many unexpected bends & snags as they flow towards the Sea, as this year’s journey has revealed.

There’s been many delights, one being that another great grandson arrived! And I had the absolute joy of spending precious time with all of my daughters, grandchildren & great grandchildren this year, many of whom live interstate.

Although a little snag that I came across on the River of Exploration this year was shared in;

A Robust Tea Discussion

Then I came to an interesting bend shared in;

How Much control do we hand over to AI & the State?

And I was surprised & delighted that many new readers joined me in two particular posts from previous years;

The last Goodbye…

Tea & Tigers in the Highlands of Malaysia…

And The Take Away

As this year draws to its close & I look over it, my take away is that we’re never too old to Explore the deeper things of life as there’s always another level to uncover. And we’re never too old to learn from the lessons that life often throws our way, hopefully growing in wisdom for the future.

But the biggest take away when I look back over this past year is the faithfulness of my Heavenly Father through His Son, Jesus Christ, my Saviour. For His Spirit, the Holy Spirit has never left me nor forsaken me throughout the entire journey of this year with all of it’s delights, bends & snags.

For He truly is the Delight in the River of Delight, keeping His promise to me once again;

“Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”” Hebrews 13:5 NKJV

May you have a great week my friend.

Until next time,

Jennifer

You’re most welcome to join me in The Reading Nook

or in Prayer

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