First purchase of the year: new hiking shoes. A new year
signalling a new season in our lives, and plans to step out on our own two
(four) pegs further afield than we have ventured thus far.
The shop assistant advised me on style, size, and socks, and
allowed me a few days trial period to check they are right for me. She
suggested I wear them for a couple of hours ironing: had she seen the pile
accumulating as family came and went? Today I wore them as I remade beds and hoovered,
and my confidence is growing that these are indeed right for me.
I’m thinking of the Minnie Hoskins’ poem, giving advice that
at the start of the year, it’s good to plant your hand in the hand of Jesus so
that whichever paths you traverse, you will not come a cropper on scree or find
yourself scaling a mountain beyond your ability.
As we look at the calendar and plot our course, I’m also
aware of Solomon’s statement that humans may plan their course, but the Lord directs
their steps. That’s ok with me.
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