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Blogocentric Formulations #1102720 added November 30, 2025 at 9:41pm
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Roses in December, The Future, and 100% completion of 2025
Day 2731: “God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.” - James M. Barrie. Happy December! What does "roses in December" bring to your mind?
I think "roses in December" is a metaphor for anything pleasant in times of difficulty. December is often associated with inclement weather where not a lot grows (well, at least so I'm told... I live on Southern California where "winter" just means the months of the year that are less warm than rest  ), and roses are often a symbol of beauty and vitality, so this quote is just a way of saying that memory is what allows us to remember beauty and more abundant times when we're currently struggling.
Prompt for December 1, 2025: What do you believe the Bible says about making plans for your future?
I think the Bible is pretty clear that God's plans for your life are the ones you need to follow, but He also gave us free will and the ability to think and reason, so it's a fair assumption that He's not going to lead you around and give you a great big blinking neon sign telling you everything your future holds (I'd love it if he would do that from time to time! ). A lot of the time, we're left to our own devices, and to decide for ourselves how to handle a particular situation, decision, etc. It's in those moments where it's important to be prayerful and discerning to make sure that your plans don't contradict God's plans, or act in opposition to the instructions he's given us for living life in the Spirit.
Beyond that, I don't think there's anything wrong with making plans for your own future. As long as your plans don't supersede God's plans or put God in the passenger seat of your life.
Day 4017: I am happy I completed this year.
We still have a month to go, but I will be very happy to have completed this year as well. This has been a frustrating year in a lot of ways (both my wife and I have had a lot of drama at our jobs, there are always challenges with raising kids, etc.), and I think we're both going to be happy to have it in the rear view.
There are also a lot of really good memories and lessons learned from this year that we'll carry forward, but I'm definitely more of a "look to the horizon" person than someone who spends a lot of time dwelling on the past, and I don't expect this year to be any different. This is the time of year that I start to think about getting through the next few weeks and what I need to do to "land the plane" well... stuff I want to wrap up and complete and be able to say I've finished by the end of the year. But this is mostly the time of year where I start looking to January and starting the new year and starting it with the best of intentions.
Exercise, eating better, improving my personal relationships, spending more time writing and less wasting time... the clock resets on all of those goals (and more), and I'm excited to see if next year will be the year where substantive process on those fronts can be made.
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