HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021!!
to our family and friends near and far,
old and new,
close and estranged
from The Asbell Family!
Our family is celebrating New Year's Eve as we do every year. We are together and enjoying our annual meal of black eyed pea chowder served with cornbread. Our dessert this year is an apple cinnamon crumb cake Bethany baked for us. Clint and I spent our morning working on our next chapter. Tonight, we are relaxing with our family and enjoying the laughter of siblings who are cutting up with one another. As the year changes, we will be standing in a circle while holding hands and praying. We will thank God for the abundance of blessings He gave our family in 2020 and ask His blessing on 2021. I hope everyone of you has a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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Joshua entertained us all by pretending to be a pterodactyl. His screeching sounds were grating to the ears, but the loud laughter of his siblings was beautiful music! I love this fun loving family of ours!
After that, the "Seven from Heaven" settled in to watch Hamilton...again. The best part was listening to our children sing the songs and get excited about their favorite parts. Bethany (extreme sarcasm): "Oh, this intermission lasts forever!!!"
Clint led us in prayer just before until just after midnight.
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My New Year prayer for you, Dear Reader, is that He will bless you with a greater understanding of Him and His love for you in the coming new year. May you example that love with every person you encounter!
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Job 11:13-19
Prepare your heart to serve only God.
Lift your arms and pray to him.
Put away the sin that you still hold on to.
Don’t keep evil in your tent.
If you will do that, you could look to God without shame.
You can stand strong and not be afraid.
Then you can forget your troubles,
like water that has already passed by.
Your life will be brighter than the sunshine at noon.
Life’s darkest hours will shine like the morning sun.
You will feel safe because there is hope.
God will protect you and give you rest.
You will lie down without fear of anyone.
Many people will come to you for help.
Lift your arms and pray to him.
Put away the sin that you still hold on to.
Don’t keep evil in your tent.
If you will do that, you could look to God without shame.
You can stand strong and not be afraid.
Then you can forget your troubles,
like water that has already passed by.
Your life will be brighter than the sunshine at noon.
Life’s darkest hours will shine like the morning sun.
You will feel safe because there is hope.
God will protect you and give you rest.
You will lie down without fear of anyone.
Many people will come to you for help.
