I realize those words may ring a bit “hollow” as you face the start of a New Year following your divorce in the past year.
It is so easy for others to say “it's time to move on”, yet for those who have walked the difficult path of divorce, it really is never that easy as memories cloud our vision of the future.
A new year speaks of new beginnings, new dreams and hope for tomorrow. These all may be things that are still on the horizon, but the horizon seems to be covered over with gray clouds.
I wanted to take a moment to send you a note to let you know I'm thinking of you as you look forward into the new year ahead.
I realize this would be a time for the sharing of new plans, goals and dreams about the future with your (HUSBAND/WIFE), but this is the first year in some time you face the future without them.
As we put this year into the “rear view mirror”, and look forward to all the year of (YEAR) holds for us, we must continue to be mindful of the plans and purposes of God for our lives.
I don't know about you, but I often use this time to reflect and learn from my past, and then do all I can to move ahead without making the same mistakes again… and I do make plenty!
I wanted to take a moment on behalf of the leadership here at (NAME OF CHURCH) to wish you and yours a Happy New Year!
We are just coming out of the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons, and have taken time out of our schedules to express our thanks to God for His bountiful blessings, as well as the precious gift of His Son Jesus.
Isaiah 7:14 (NIV) 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
A New Testament reference to this prophecy is found in Matthew 1:23 and goes on to share the meaning of the Name “Immanuel” which is “God with us.”
