The Vog, a Red Sun, and Late-blooming Flowers

It's been a long day taking down Christmas. The tree is dead and bare in the living room waiting to be taken away in the morning. Piano lessons are starting back up tomorrow, and I'm taking this last day to clean and to organize, hoping that being tidy will somehow make me more ready to tackle another year of teaching. 

Today, the vog (volcanic fog) rolled in from the south-east, covering the limits of sea-horizon in a voggy veil (forgive my affinity for assonance). The sun set early, vermilion beneath the haze. 

 

Life has been busy the past few months, and to be honest, New Years Day felt rather same-old same-old to me. As if nothing ever changes, as if there were no hint at how the year would turn out. And then today, I came across John Wesley's Covenant Prayer on the blog A Defined Life. 

I am no longer my own, but thine.

Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt.

Put me to doing, put me to suffering.

Let me be employed for thee or laid aside for thee,

exalted for thee or brought low for thee.

Let me be full, let me be empty.

Let me have all things, let me have nothing.

I freely and heartily yield all things to thy pleasure and disposal.

And now, O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,

thou art mine, and I am thine.

So be it.

And the covenant which I have made on earth,

let it be ratified in heaven.

Amen.

My New Year's resolution: to make this attitude my own. I pray that I may be God's, wholeheartedly. With Him, each day brings change in my own life. I pray I am always willing to change for the better. 

Although I have quite a few things to balance right now, I'm hoping to have more time for blogging now that the holidays are over. Writing online is important to me as a creative outlet, and I'm thankful for each of my readers. If you have time and enjoy fantasizing about England as I do, please check out my other blog In Love With England. 

To close, in the midst of winter, sometimes a very late blooming flower surprises you.