new life, new year, new hope,

Isn't it amazing how new life can make so many things around us seem new?
New Year...
isn't it just another day?
but for some reason psychologically we believe it is an opportunity to wipe out past wrongs, worries, habits,
and embrace a whole new chance for a clean slate,
a fresh start.

My friend, Carrie, just gave birth today to her and Patrick's second son, Grant.

"I love these little people, and it is not a slight thing when they who are so fresh from God, love us." - Charles Dickens' Old Curiosity Shop

What an awesome way to view a baby...
"they who are so fresh from God..."

Little Grant is so tiny and pink and flawless.
So fresh from God.
A breath of fresh air in a world of staleness.
A glimpse of hope that God has not given up on us just yet.
A reminder that His grace can cover a multitude of sin...
flaws...
imperfections.

new hope...
new life...
a new year.