'Tis a new year

Yes indeedy, 'tis a brand new year....well not exactly...give or take a couple of weeks, but as I have been lost in action and meandering around the Tassie countryside for a couple of weeks, with my good husband, we'll consider it new...shall we??

A brand new year where the pages of our stories are yet to be written. A year where our illustrations are yet to be painted with God's masterful brushstrokes. A year filled with anticipation, hope and so many possibilities. A year where God is yet to reveal what will be.....will be.

My husband gifted me this little book not so long ago. It is a Little Golden Book where blank pages have been added making it into a journal, where one can jot down one's thoughts. Isn't it sweet? I guess my husband knows I love to write; just a little. =)

When I was a little girl my mum worked for the printing company that printed Little Golden Books. She would always bring these books home for me, knowing I loved books and more than anything in the world, she knew I loved to read. I would escape into a make believe world of stories far more captivating than my wee, small world. Between the pages of a book existed the most loveliest of places to be. Those pages were filled with magic. Those pages were filled with hopes, dreams and oodles of possibilities. They invited you to imaginary and bewitching travel to other lands filled with intoxicating adventures, without ever having to move from your comfy bed, or squashy sofa or perhaps the tree house lodged in an ancient, gnarled tree.

I actually remember this little book when I was little. It is a book speaking to wee children of the many wonders of God.

Mmm....A brand new page in a brand new journal waiting for my first thoughts. There is always something anticipatory about writing the first word, sentence, paragraph, on a fresh page. A fresh, unwritten page holds oodles of promise.

I wonder what thoughts I will pen. I wonder what this year will bring............

I always loved the beginning of a new school year.....new books.....blank pages on which new title pages were created. Loved, loved, loved spending hours creating title pages with my Derwent colour pencils.....such bliss.

Page after lovely page of lovely words and lovely illustrations reminding me of the wonderful wonderment of God.

The written words on the above page, remind me of the theatre of the night sky that we are fortunate to witness, where I live. Quite often, on a clear and moonless night, my husband and I will go outside and look up at the marquee of luminous stars. Here in the country there are no distractions of the city lights. One is dwarfed by the majesty of the shimmering, flickering stars; luminescent in the ink black, ocean-like sky. There are a gazillion of these twinkling lights. The Milky Way shimmers above. The Southern Cross gleams ever so dazzingly. It truly is one of the most spectacular of experiences. Indeed, this awe-inspiring sight never fails to take our breath away. We quite often stand there for ages, mesmerised by the most amazing of God's cathedrals. We feel we are in an auditorium of an opera house witnessing the most theatrical of all shows. If one listens carefully, one can almost hearken symphonious orchestrations and a mellifluous, heavenly chorus! 

This sweet Little Golden Book induces one to reflect upon God. Page after page, inviting one to dwell upon the simple things of life. As I sit in the early hours of the morning with my journal and pen in hand, and of course drinking a cup of tea from a pretty tea cup, it will be a joy to fill the pages within this sweet book with my thoughts, hopes, dreams and dare I whisper it.....wishes.

Before I disappear I would like to show you another book I bought a few weeks ago. It is titled "Everything I need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book". It is written by Diane Muldrow and it is on the New York Times Bestseller list.

This brilliant book is a cheery and happy trip down memory lane. It takes us all on a heart warming trip revisiting those characters we all loved as children......Tootle the Train, The Saggy Baggy Elephant, Scuffy the Tugboat, The Poky Little Puppy......and so many, many more heartwarming stories. Within the shiny, gold foil spine, is many a fun trip aboard the Nostalgia Express. If indeed, you lovingly owned these wonderful books when you were a wee child, you must, must try to add this delightful book to your collection. I promise you, you will love it!!

Wishing you all the most wonderful week filled with many new possibilities.

As for me, it is a gloriously clear and moonless sky this evening......so I am off to have a front row seat, and partake in a little star gazing! Until the next time........

Linking up with Stephanie's lovely Roses of Inspiration.