About The River

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Goodbye 2025 and it is the Hodgepodge

 

 

Goodbye 2025 and it is the Hodgepodge.

Joyce asks the questions.

We answer the questions.

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1. Did you make resolutions or set goals for the year we're waving goodbye? How did that work out for you? Will you set any goals for this new year, new season, or new month? Share one or two if you'd like to share.  

 

 I memorized some of my favorite Bible verses. I plan to continue to do that in the new year.

 

2. When did you have the most fun this year?  

 Anytime I spend time with my family. 

Even when helping our oldest son move to his first home, on one of the hottest days of 2025! Hot and sweaty lifting boxes, boxes and more boxes. 

 

 3. What's a song or song lyric you'll associate with 2025? Tell us why. 

It Is Well with My Soul

2025 was a challenging year for my husband and I. I did not share much of those challenges here on the blog, it was a year of "closed doors" several dreams had to be shifted and reevaluated.

 It Is Well with My Soul has always been a favorite. Life can be unpredictable and challenging, but faith and trust in God can help us to overcome hardship and tragedy.  

 

4. Best (or a favorite) bite of something delicious you tasted this year?  

Fresh fish and chips. The fish was fresh from the cold waters of Lake Superior. 

 


 

 5. What do you want to do more of in the new year? Less of? 

My husband and I did not have much time to travel this past year, we hope to do more of that in 2026. I hope we have less "closed doors" that caused stress in 2025.

 

  6. Insert your own random thought here. 

 

My New Year Prayer for you ...

God Bless This House

and all that is in it

a garden of flowers

some books for the hours

good health

and

love glorious love

  ♥

Carla

 

Monday, December 29, 2025

Joy List Monday

 Joy List Monday

♥ a weekly reminder ♥

a reminder to stop and pay attention to the little beauties and graces that make life magical and to set aside time for gratitude each day 

 

 

♥ cookies and more cookies

 ♥ Christmas cards and letters from family and friends

♥ Christmas movies and music

 

 

♥ a white Christmas

 ♥ Christmas tea with friends

 ♥ a Christmas ham from my husband's company he works for

 


 

 ♥ surprise Christmas packages

♥  belly laughs with family

  ♥ time with family and friends

 

Wishing you a beautiful week full of little things that make you smile. 

♥ 

Carla 

Monday, December 22, 2025

And Then in a Twinkling

 

Our greenhouse, taking a winter nap.

 

Happy Christmas week my friends.

 We have snow.√

We are decorated.√

We have good eats.√

We have presents for all.√  Even Ernie, but it looks like he has sneaked a bit of his Christmas gift.

 

 

 

The true meaning of Christmas cannot be purchased or packed.

 For Christmas brings goodness redemption and light.

 

Ernie has sneaked a bit of his Christmas gift.

 

And helps reconnect us to all that is right.

 

 

Open your heart and be of good cheer, for now, in a twinkling... it is Christmas my dear!

 Merry Christmas my dear friends.

 ♥

Carla 

quotes by Patrick Regan