Post Christmas Yuck

Traditionally I really hate this week of the year. I always get so sad to go back to "normal" life after all the Christmas fun and festivities. I just want to prolong the magic moments and Christmas love with family and friends. I know that it doesn't go away, but it seems that the world only understands and let's us slow down to be with our families and loved ones the last two weeks of December. After that, it's back to the grindstone with a vengeance like your paying for your quality time. The bank was bad that way this week. Everyone was twice as ornery as usual. "Happy New Year to you, too!" Geez.

In all honesty, this has been a week of disappointments. Many people who I love and care about are having a rough beginning of 2006. They have tough choices to make, have had their hearts broken and have been dealt awful news. It all makes my little fender-bender seem not so bad in comparison. (Although, it still sucks and I am very embarrassed.)

I feel this swirl of dark clouds coming over us. Maybe it's because I know that this is going to be a very emotional weekend. So much is going to change so quickly. Some things will never be the same. I pray that we all have great faith that God has a reason that we can't see and through a time of "death" and change there will be resurrection for us all. He will be our light and our strength.