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From Sand Castles To A Deeper Intuition

By Bonnie Gray • January 25, 2010 • 3 Comments

Every day, the new year calls to me. A blank slate, a fresh page.

Another chapter waits to be written, with the proverbial pen poised in mid-air.

It’s simply unavoidable. I get a little preoccupied these first few weeks, trying to figure out what God wants for me this year.

I know, I know. Everybody who is anybody wants to be more, do better, and get going on it — Now.

I’m no different. Wanna look into my closet of goals and aspirations? Step right up – a pile stands before us. It’s a collection of parts of who I am and who I’d like to become. Among a motley crew of hopes, dreams, and disappointments, you’ll find long-faded resolutions.

There is, however, one well-worn, wishful commitment that dwarfs all others. It gets renewed every year…

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