Remember, as a kid, how exciting everything “new” was?  New year, new school clothes, new grade, new game for your Atari, new cassette tape, new hairdo, new make-up.  Ever wonder how new is new?  Because this year really feels the same as last to me.  I’m the same person in a new job, new department, new car – but really it feels the same.  I like “new” there is something about it that gives a sense moving forward.  I like to move forward – I like to know where I am and where I am going.  At the same time - I get used to the “newness” and when things are familiar – something feels wrong, out of place, stagnant.  It’s here where I must remind myself that “new” is hard- and I need time to rest.  Familiar is not about staying the same but about savoring the moment.  I don’t savor very well – I’ve been too afraid I am going to miss something.  And I do – I miss what I have right now.  So today – I pledge that 2008 is the year of savoring.  I plan to enjoy, appreciate and think the best of my situation right now!  There will be no wishing my life away, no planning for the next thing – but drinking in every opportunity, moment and experience it in a way that only God intended.    It’s going to be a GREAT year.