New

Everyone, as I frequently point out to my Preschool children's church class, likes new stuff. Preschoolers understand this, because there's something special about a brand new toy, never touched by another child's hands.

In some ways, the new year is a also like a new toy. No one has handled it. It's yours and you can make it what it will be. The year stretches out in front of you like a yard of new fallen snow without a single footprint to mar it's pristine beauty.

I'm curious. What will you do with your new year of 2011?