Happy New Year!  Gary and I enjoyed some wonderful days of vacation between Christmas and New Year's Day.  We traveled to Maine where we visited with family and just relaxed with nothing on our to-do lists.

The day after we arrived the snow began to fall.  It fell all day long accumulating to about a foot before the next morning.  Since we didn't have anywhere to go the snow felt like a wonderful blessing.  It reminded me of the diversity of God's creation ~ white snow covering brown grass ~ and how God calls us to moments of stillness and rest.  I slept 12 full hours that night! 

During our vacation days I experienced many God moments. The change of pace reminded me that God doesn't value me for how much I get done or what I accomplish.  God values all of us because God created us.  God created us for love and joy and worship.  It was great to have a week when those three things were my top-priorities!