Attention!

I chose a vintage recipe box to hold my hastily labeled dividers--

using the back side of some old alphabet ones.

A number and a word for 31 days.

I'll be using this system to gather quotes, notes and Scripture verses

throughout the year.

By the end of the year, this practice which I began during Advent 2019

just may be material for a book.

Maybe!

Here's my journal entrance for the 11th of January

which corresponds to the word "ATTENTION"

"Pay it!" I tell myself,

and proceeded to plan accordingly this morning.

How is YOUR new year unfolding?

A Poor Advent Poem

‘Twas the morning of Advent

And all through the church

Most folks were abuzz

With a few on a search.

The trees, they were lit up;

The words were just right.

But something was missing—

The mood was too light.

What connection have hula-hoops

With a season so sacred?

The searchers were puzzled,

And some were deflated.

While searching for peace

And a wee bit of quiet,

It was noise they were met with,

And they did not buy it!

They left a bit tearful

Feeling strange and alone.

Though met with festivity,

They weren’t in the zone.

So back to their homes

They thoughtfully drove.

And in the hours that followed,

One wrote this poor poem.
Just what it has come to
The poet did wonder
And planned to spend time
To prayerfully ponder.

"Let every heart prepare Him room."