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This is the insert I wrote on my New Year’s cards for 2021. Since last year was so depressing, I wanted to do something positive, and this has helped me as well as several of my friends, so I thought I would share it with you so more people can benefit from it. Most of my friends have put the card where they can read it each day. I hope it will help others!

Let’s make 2021 productive and fun!

Let us not dwell on this past year for what might have been. We cannot change it, but we can learn from it and enter into 2021 with strong desires to fulfill our hopes and dreams. We all get the same number of days, and each one will come to us like a blank page in a book, just waiting to be written. Ultimately, we will write our own story, but how it turns out depends on what we choose to bring to every new day of this coming year.

May all your failures, sorrow, and troubles stay behind in the passing year, and may they leave a lot of room in your life for family, friends, laughter, peace, and joy. May you let God’s love help you triumph over any trials that might come your way.

When in a fix—Philippians 4:6 (& 7)

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Blessings to all

Lois Hemple

Waitsburg