Category Archives: New Year
OBSERVATIONS . . .
We start a new year with thoughts of looking forward, by setting goals for new adventures with the hope that we’ll be able to reach them. Within a few hours all of that can change. Our positive outlook for the … Continue reading
LIVE EACH DAY AS IF IT WERE YOUR LAST . . .
POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER As we begin another year, it’s a good idea to look ahead rather than back. What’s gone is gone. What has passed is in the past. Each new day is a second chance for us. We … Continue reading
LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE . . .
“Let nothing dim the light that shines from within.” Maya Angelou ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER© As 2025 begins to fade into oblivion, it’s time to recharge our batteries and get our light shining once again. Light is … Continue reading
HEALING WINGS . . .
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Many of the paintings I’ve shared with you this past year include scenes of nature and how God provides for all creatures great and small. He has healing in His wings. … Continue reading
WALKING INTO A NEW YEAR . . .
ART & INSPIRATION BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER My great grandson has been walking for a while now. He’s getting better at it every day. At first, he had to be watched and somewhat sheltered so he wouldn’t hurt himself, … Continue reading
A WRINKLE IN TIME . . .
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© This painting was created from a photograph from long ago. We think it may be the farmstead of Paul’s matriarchal family. A different time when life was much simpler, yet full of … Continue reading
AULD LANG SYNE – ONCE UPON A TIME
It’s time to kick out the old and welcome the new. As we approach the ending of another year, we tend to look back at all the icky stuff that happened during that time. We hope that a new beginning … Continue reading
HAPPY RENEW YEAR . . .
I have ongoing issues with my phone, especially when I’m trying to type a message. Usually I hit the wrong key and spell check changes the word completely and makes me look like a complete idiot to the one receiving … Continue reading
OUT OF THE DARKNESS . . .
We just said goodbye to another year – to all the past sins, mistakes and blunders. Now we can take heart in the everlasting light that takes away every blot. We have a clean slate because of that light – the … Continue reading
THE SCARS OF THE PAST . . .
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© This painting wouldn’t be considered beautiful by most, but looking at it closely, I can see myself in that tree. Each second of life is quickly ticking away. The weight of brokenness … Continue reading
AULD LANG SYNE . . .
I’m not sure that the song, “Auld Lang Syne,” by Robert Burns ever made the Hit Parade, but I do know that Robbie Burns didn’t actually compose the lyrics. It’s right there on Wikipedia and of course the Internet knows everything, … Continue reading
TIME MARCHES ON . . .
SHADOWS OF THE PAST – ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER It was at the height of its opulence, this city from of old,It commanded respect and attention, its streets were paved with gold,It shone like the brilliant … Continue reading
CHANGE & DECAY . . .
As we come to the end of another year, it’s natural to look back at the past and think about all the ugliness that happened during that time. It’s time for a fresh start – a second chance or a do-over. In … Continue reading
MY 81ST NEW YEARS EVE
Here we go – another New Years eve – my 81st to be exact. I wonder just how many resolutions I’ve made and broken over those 80 years. I’ve probably lost and gained the same 25 pounds. Undoubtedly, I’ve done … Continue reading
HIGHLIGHTS & LOW
Drama queen that I’ve been almost my entire life, I’m familiar with the masks of comedy and tragedy. These two extremes rest on opposite sides of the emotional scale. We are made up of so much more than laughter and … Continue reading
AULD LANG SYNE
“Old long ago” is the literal meaning of this phrase which usually shows up once a year. We hear it sung as a huge crystal ball is lowered in Times Square. The title could be loosely interpreted as “in days gone … Continue reading
DON’T WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW
“Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? … Continue reading
END OF YEAR – FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Today’s post is a rerun from 2013. Almost 9 years ago the word tolerance was becoming somewhat of a buzz word. I wonder when apathy with follow or has it done so already? Tolerance – The dictionary defines the word … Continue reading
THE END OF THE STORY
“Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It’s the courage to continue that counts.” — Winston Churchill It’s getting to be that time of the year again – time for us to make those New Year’s Resolutions that we’ll most … Continue reading
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO SET NEW GOALS
We’re coming to the end of another year and its easy for us to wish to clean the slate and start over. As we get older in years, it becomes harder and harder to set new goals and follow unfulfilled … Continue reading
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