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<strong>Gò0dNews</strong> for Seniors<br />
A Winter Walk<br />
by Jamie Nichols<br />
One chilly winter evening, just as the sun<br />
had started to dip behind the mountain<br />
tops, there once was a little girl on a walk<br />
with her grandmother. Grandmother didn’t walk<br />
very fast, but the little girl didn’t mind. She just<br />
loved being near her grandmother as the wind<br />
teased the edges of their coat collars and whispered<br />
through the trees. As they walked down one<br />
of their favorite pathways, the little girl ran ahead<br />
a bit and clapped her hands in delight. As Grandmother<br />
got closer, she saw that her grandchild had<br />
found a rose. The scarlet blossom peeked out from<br />
underneath a small bush, clinging to a worn fence<br />
post.<br />
“Grandmother!” the young girl cried out. “I<br />
found your favorite!”<br />
It surprised Grandmother to see the delicate<br />
bloom still thriving through the bitter, cold night.<br />
Then, in that moment, she realized the rose survived<br />
the harsh elements because of the shelter<br />
surrounding it. The rose was a vibrant celebration<br />
of life the little girl discovered by accident.<br />
She smiled and hugged her excited granddaughter.<br />
Thinking of all the beauty she had been<br />
blessed to experience through her life, Grandmother<br />
looked at the rose. Her smile broadened.<br />
Every stage of that rose’s life was beautiful, just as<br />
hers had been. Hope filled the grandmother's heart<br />
as she thought of the beautiful stages of life she<br />
would experience in the future, and that her happy<br />
granddaughter would also experience life’s beautiful<br />
stages in the times ahead.<br />
As we start a fresh, new year, let’s all take time<br />
to be thankful for our past journeys. And may our<br />
hearts be filled with happiness and hope as we<br />
look toward the new year to come.<br />
“ ‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares<br />
the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm<br />
you, plans to give you hope and a future’ ” (Jer.<br />
29:11 NIV).<br />
28 // January 2015
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