twentytwelve

Today marks the day of a brand-new year-- 2012(!!!) WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!!! 

SO EXCITED :D

Some believe that this year will usher in the end of the world. 

Mehhhh...well...as a survivor of a number of apocalypses, e.g. the Y2K craze, and the infamous end-of-the-world shenanigans in May 2011 (which embarrassingly ended with the world, in fact, not ending), I must say that I can't fully bring myself to worry about this ancient Mayan prediction. 

(you can google Matthew 24:36 for the reason why I'm somewhat of a skeptic on this particular point)

Sure, there may be some who would be completely enthralled by the idea of knowing what will happen in their future. It would give all the planners plenty of time to calculate every part of their day, right down to the last detail. And it would give  all the procrastinators the advantage of knowing just how long they can put something off before it becomes detrimental to their human existence. I do not fit snugly into either category--but even if I did, I still wouldn't want to know my future in it's entirety. If I were to find out all the details of my future life, I would completely freak out. Thank God He hasn't told me all the particulars. ;)

I much prefer the adventure of the unknown. How beautiful it is.

So, in 2012, may we take pleasure in every moment we have with our families and friends, remembering that it is the transience of those moments God has given us that casts such beautiful light on our lives.

Here's to a fantastic year. :)