The Pause that Refreshes

Half way through January of 2026 already!

Here in Clearwater the days are short and mostly dark. Snow covers the ground, and due to mild winter temperatures, driving and walking present challenges – ice or slush or fog or snow buffeting eyes and windshields.

Another challenge I personally have been facing is STAGNATION. Another way of describing it could be STUCK AND CAN’T GET MOVING. The reason? Not sure. Could be lack of sunshine with its welcome dose of Vitamin D. Or it could be post-busy-holiday syndrome. I don’t think it is LAZINESS. My usual challenge in life is to SLOW DOWN, not to GET GOING FOR GOODNESS SAKE.! So this season for me is a CONUNDRUM.

Rather than STRIVE and make things happen (my usual way of handling life), I have decided to REST, PAUSE, and wait for the God of the Bible to nudge me into action when He figures its time. I feel that I have a close enough relationship with Him to trust Him in this. So this will be my last blog post for awhile.

But before I sign off , I will end on a HIGH NOTE, one that brought LAUGHTER and LIGHT into our Christmas season. It was the ten-day visit of our special Pokomchi family from Guatemala – Glenda, Sebastian, and Juanita. Also included was our full-time missionary there, Rebekah, who is a precious part of our ministry family.

Below is our Christmas photo to feast your eyes on. I invite you to get acquainted with them in the last section of my book – Bill, Me, and the Pokomchi.

Blessings on us all as we advance minute by minute and day by day into 2026.