Yes

I've made the decision to keep on blogging ~ with a twist.  When God gave me the word "imagine" for 2012, I didn't know where He was taking me.  I still don't have a Biblical verse to hang my hat on, just a simple word.  But that word is loaded with possibilities and I think that's the whole point.

I have been yearning for a change ~ changes are coming down my track like a freight train ~ and the year has just begun!!!  There is much to share already but first, I feel compelled to create a new blog.  Groovy Tuesday - Groovin' for God has served me (and Him) well, but I feel His urge to move on to a fresh blog, a clean sheet of paper.  And so on Monday, I will be writing elsewhere on a new blog, and will post its location here if you care to take this new journey with me.

I consider it pure joy to have had the privilege to speak through Groovy Tuesday and it remains to be seen if Groovy has finished its work, or whether posts will pop up from time to time.

~ but first, I must go skiing for a few days to breathe the cold air, view the amazing scenery and soak in the incredible handiwork of God.  His creation inspires me.





 

Curiosity and Lingering Questions

I came back to Groovy Tuesday today out of curiosity.  I haven't posted on this blog for several weeks now and I wondered if still attracted me the way it used to.

I'm not sure about the funky background I've picked for this year's theme.  I've probably lost some of my followers due to a lack of consistent posting.  And changes have occurred within the Groovies that makes me wonder if I should go solo.

I do miss the blogs that I have linked to and have been following up to now.  I do miss the thrill and challenge of daily posting.  I just wonder if I should put this blog to rest and start anew. 

Back But Maybe Not

I have been on a forced hiatus this past week.  I was trying out some new layouts and got caught in never-never-land for a bit, and was unable to post.  That's okay.  I've been thinking that perhaps  Groovy Tuesday has come to its natural end.  It started out as a blog about a group of groovy women and their quest, struggles and triumphs in trying to live God-focused lives.  It slowly morphed more into my personal blog.  I've changed and have a new focus this year ~ and that is why I have been wondering if it's time to end this blog and start a new one.

On the other hand, the Groovies are still meeting on Tuesdays.  A few of the names have changed but we are still a bonded group of women sharing our quest, struggles and triumphs.  And so our stories continue.   Imagine the possibilities.




 

Listen and Act

" When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like, 'If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.'  Since then ... I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?'  And whenever the answer had been 'no' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.  Your time is limited ...Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice.  And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition....Put a dent in the universe."      (from Steve Jobs' June 12, 2005, Stanford Commencement Address, last sentence from separate interview)

I believe that we are all  intended to put a dent in the universe, but to take Steve's quote a bit further, I believe we are not on this earth merely for our own pleasure, accomplishments and self-satisfaction. The world may tell us otherwise, but we all matter; we all have a place and a purpose.  The only way to impact the world in a self-less way is by knowing who you are, whose you are, how you are wired and for what purpose ~ and then take action!  The cost of not doing so are great not only to you but to your place in the world.  The rewards of doing so are immeasurable and often unexpected.  


Imagine the dent that you have been created to make!

Happy New Year!





  

 

Ring Out the Old and Welcome the New

Two days partying in the city with the Groovies and our hubbies.  Shop.  Play.  Dinner. Dance.  Maybe even  ice skate in the holiday rink.   Yahoo!  However you ring out the old and welcome the new, have fun, be safe and I'll see you in 2012.

Christmas. Birthday. New Year.

Today is my birthday.  My week's celebration begins with Christmas and ends with New Year's.  It's like  the coveted hat trick in hockey.

I used to hate that my birthday got lost in the midst of these two big holidays but now I like being sandwiched between them both.  It's an endless party, not in the literal sense, but in my heart.  It's a time of so many beginnings and endings, thoughtful reflection and hopeful expectation.  I actually feel unburdened and open to the possibilities of beginning the new calendar year with a new birth year.


I've never had to work or go to school during this celebratory week.  That's probably another reason it feels so grand.  And I've made a point not to rush into the first few days of the new year.   I just want to breathe in the freshness, slow time down just a bit and absorb being in the moment before the moments become a blurr.

 Time is precious.  It's becoming even more so.  

Imagine ~ In Celebration of a Gift for You.

Imagine ~

For unto us ~ a gift for all mankind ~ a child is born ... 

the Light of the World

Happy Birthday, Jesus!

 

 

Merry Christmas, World!