Conversations with God

Hello God, it’s me, Mara:

You know, Lord, New Years can be like a fresh start! Our Mom delighted in opening up a new Diary/Journal which she faithfully kept until You called her home. We were also delighted in looking at the bright new calendars, checking photos and artwork; checking days to see which day of the week anniversaries and birthdays of family and friends fall on. All too soon the neatly arranged rows of squares are filled with various appointments, or as one gal said, ‘filled with the living of our days.’

The whole conversation wasn’t heard but as we passed a display in a store whi...