Well, friends, it's a new year. Hallelujah we can put 2011 behind us. :)
With a new year comes fresh hope. Hope for things to come. Hope for things not yet seen. So, for that reason, i'm excited for 2012.
I've had some terribl.....i mean interesting....holidays. I had a bout with Strep Throat and to top that off....Thrush. If you dont know what that is, you're probably better off. :) I'm on the mend though and things are looking up. I've spent many a New Years Eve in a flannel robe and Ugg boots (surprise!) and this year was no different. But the difference, i suppose, is that this year, i was doing exactly what i needed to do to get well. To take care of me.
When you find yourself down for the count for an entire week, you get to thinking. Alot. And analyzing. Simply because you have the time to do it. You also get to catch up on reading, rent movies, and play with the most playful pup ever. You also get to catch up on emails. One particular email got me thinking about my childhood favorite book: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. I was taken with the whole Narnia series in my younger days, and being reminded of this, it's made me wonder why? Why was i so captivated by the land of Narnia?
If you haven't read it, i would recommend it. When thinking back on reading my favorite story, i recall that i was in the fourth grade. Life was a little bit turned upside-down for me in the fourth grade. It felt shaky. Unsure. The whole idea of escaping life through the back of a wardrobe into a magical realm (again, if you haven't read it, you have no idea what i'm talking about) was so appealing to me. This notion of escape was captivating to me for many years to come. Until recent years i actually thought: if i move to ________ , then i'll finally be happy. The idea of Aslan, the lion, (see? i'm just now remembering where my love of lions comes from!) as a steady and strong figure--able to rescue me--was so lovely. He could fight the witch for me. He was able. And fierce. Yet loving. Even then, around the age of 8, i knew i needed a Savior. Even if cognitively i didn't realize it yet, my heart and soul longed for one. I longed for a security that i would not meet until age 15--a security that would only come from Christ. My own personal Lion.
And even more interesting is that fact that i came across news that the production of this story will be going on next month in downtown Greenville. I don't think i have an option as to whether or not i'm going. It's too timely not to go. :)
Email me if you have thoughts or questions about what i wrote today. SusanDFuller@gmail.com. I love hearing your thoughts. Happy New Year.
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