Awoke this day to 1 degree, signifying a day above 0 temps. Sunlight streaming in the windows is a promise of warmth.
As is the morning fire.
For me this annual Advent trip to Northern New Mexico is filled with promise and promises.
Promise of quiet, rest, reflection.
Promise of best friend travel.
Promise of reunion with special friends; women who have carved out lives of independence in a sometimes hostile environment, and whose achievements enhance the lives of others.
Promise of extraordinary beauty wherever I gaze.
The promise of reminders of those who do not share the bounty I enjoy - of food, of shelter, of warmth. In this place I see much need, and at the same time I see the enormous generosity of neighbors and churches and local businesses.
In all this I see the promise of the one who is to come. The one for whom we are waiting. I see him everywhere I gaze.
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