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Sunday Seasoned Sayings: Brand New

January 1, 2012 By Sandra Heska King

Forget about what’s happened;
don’t keep going over old history.
Be alert, be present.
I’m about to do something brand-new.

~Isaiah 43:19 (Message)

New Year’s Blessings with Love,

Photo of Arch Rock on Mackinac Island.

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  1. Sheila says

    January 1, 2012 at 12:14 pm

    Be alert, be present.

    That’s my word for this year: be. I’m loving this post!

    New Year’s blessings to you, dear friend.

    • Sandra says

      January 1, 2012 at 4:48 pm

      Love it. Present.

  2. Deidra says

    January 1, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    Amen, amen, and amen!
    We are so often on the same wavelength. Is that our Michigan connection, or something more? 🙂

    • Sandra says

      January 1, 2012 at 4:48 pm

      Thinking both. 🙂

  3. Shelly Miller says

    January 1, 2012 at 1:05 pm

    Really like the way The Message brings life to that scripture. I have seen that one around in the past week on blogs and it was the theme of a conference I participated in this time last year. I think it may be a sacred echo – I am doing something new! Great photo btw.

    • Sandra says

      January 1, 2012 at 4:49 pm

      Sacred echo. Love that!

  4. Lynn Mosher says

    January 1, 2012 at 6:44 pm

    Love it, Sandra! May your year be filled with whatever makes your heart happy! Love you!

    • Sandra says

      January 2, 2012 at 12:08 am

      Pouring those wishes right back on you, Lynn. Love you back.

  5. Janet Macy says

    January 1, 2012 at 6:57 pm

    I love this. “don’t keep going over old history”, and “be present”.

    I really need that. Need to learn to stay in the present.

    Have a blessed New Year.

    • Sandra says

      January 2, 2012 at 12:11 am

      It’s so easy for me to beat myself over the past and forget to stay in the now. I need to learn to stay in the present and be present. Happy New Year, Janet.

  6. Georgia says

    January 1, 2012 at 7:17 pm

    I’m hosting a new photo challenge called Simply Silver Sunday. Hope you will stop by and enter. Please visitSimply Silver
    for details. Thanks! Happy New Year!

    • Sandra says

      January 2, 2012 at 12:11 am

      Welcome, Georgia. And thanks. I’ll slip over and check it out. 🙂 Happy New Year to you.

  7. S. Etole says

    January 2, 2012 at 1:02 am

    The color of the water in your photo calls for presence. Thank you for this verse today.

  8. Corinne Rodrigues says

    January 2, 2012 at 4:21 am

    I love this translation – it brings so much more meaning to me today!

  9. Cassandra Frear says

    January 2, 2012 at 5:55 am

    I have been reading Isaiah 43:1-19 for the last few days. It seems to pop up everywhere I am. Do you think I should pay attention? Just maybe? … heading for my journal!…see you on the other side.

  10. Cecilia Marie Pulliam says

    January 2, 2012 at 4:23 pm

    Every day is a chance to do something brand new! I love the quote.

  11. Jennifer@GDWJ says

    January 3, 2012 at 10:38 am

    A great verse to start a new year. Amen!

  12. David Rupert says

    January 3, 2012 at 12:45 pm

    I was thinking about the wise men last night. “Exepectantly waiting.”

    That’s a good place for me to be this year. Pastor spoke yesterday that his word for 2012 is “Wait.”
    The idea of everything being new is the most blessed promise we can ask for.

  13. Joanne Norton says

    January 3, 2012 at 4:40 pm

    I have a real heart for this type of scenic glory. Thanks.

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