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Newsletter
- November
When I walked out of the house this morning to get in the car and
felt that cold burst of air hit my face, I thought to myself “there’s
no turning back now, winter is on the way.” I love this time of year
when all of the trees have changed colors and Thanksgiving is just
around the corner. This year November is a little different, though.
I have a big birthday hanging over my head. You know the one that
is after 39………YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve decided to go ahead and embrace
it because I have no reason to complain. The Lord has absolutely done
more for me and my family than I could have ever asked for in these
first 40 years so I’m going to be thankful and look forward to the
next 40 or until he decides enough is enough and we go to be with
Him. I remember thinking in my twenties that 40 was old. What a little
smart alec I was! Age is only a state of mind. Age is only a state
of mind. Age is only………..
Anyway, I’m looking forward to a great holiday season. I start
my Christmas things next Thursday and release my new project so
this is going to be a great ending to a great year. I received an
email from a wonderful lady the other day who shared a story with
me of losing a husband that she loved very much after only 18 months
of marriage. He had passed away unexpectedly in his sleep and she
found herself devastated. She shared that a song of mine had encouraged
her through this very hard time in her life. It really made me aware
again of how much we have to be thankful for and how often we neglect
to acknowledge it. It also reminded me of how many things people
around us face that we don’t know anything about. How many people
do we come in contact with on a daily basis who are suffering silently?
I am so thankful for good health, the health of my family, a home,
a career that I love and so many other things that it would take
too long to name and you would not have time to read. I hope to
adopt a policy of having Thanksgiving at least once a day. I pray
that this is a holiday season for you that is full of joy. Spend
a little time with your family and go ahead and eat too much but
just that one day. Thanks for visiting with me for a few minutes.
I’ll talk to you next month.
God Bless,
John Darin
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